1. Anybody, whether publisher, author or illustrator may nominate a children's/young people's book, fiction or nonfiction, for ages 0 to 19 published in the years 2008 and 2009. Not under consideration as yet are electronic books or textbooks.
2. The nominating party must be registered with the NBDB as publisher, author or illustrator.
3. The book must be authored by a Filipino citizen and may be written in English or Filipino. Books in other Filipino languages may be accepted, as specified in contest rules over the years.
4. The book must have been released to the public in the eligible years specified with proof of any of the following: delivery to a bookstore or a jobber; donation to a school or library; distributed to bookstores or entities that sell the book, including online distribution; produced or printed by an entity in quantities consistent with the act of publication.
5. Nomination forms have to be submitted for each title, along with seven copies of the book for the five-member board of judges.
Deadline for submission of all entries is April 15, 2010.
Nomination forms may be downloaded from the NBDB (www.nbdb.gov.ph) and the PBBY (www.pbby.org.ph) websites. All submissions must be accompanied by a letter of nomination addressed to:
The Executive Director
National Book Development Board
2/F National Printing Office Bldg.
Edsa cor. NIA Northside Road
Bgy. Pinyahan, Quezon City
Subject: The National Children's Book Awards
Each selected title will be awarded a trophy. A citation from the board of judges for each book will be read during the awards ceremony.
(More information HERE.)
2. The nominating party must be registered with the NBDB as publisher, author or illustrator.
3. The book must be authored by a Filipino citizen and may be written in English or Filipino. Books in other Filipino languages may be accepted, as specified in contest rules over the years.
4. The book must have been released to the public in the eligible years specified with proof of any of the following: delivery to a bookstore or a jobber; donation to a school or library; distributed to bookstores or entities that sell the book, including online distribution; produced or printed by an entity in quantities consistent with the act of publication.
5. Nomination forms have to be submitted for each title, along with seven copies of the book for the five-member board of judges.
Deadline for submission of all entries is April 15, 2010.
Nomination forms may be downloaded from the NBDB (www.nbdb.gov.ph) and the PBBY (www.pbby.org.ph) websites. All submissions must be accompanied by a letter of nomination addressed to:
The Executive Director
National Book Development Board
2/F National Printing Office Bldg.
Edsa cor. NIA Northside Road
Bgy. Pinyahan, Quezon City
Subject: The National Children's Book Awards
Each selected title will be awarded a trophy. A citation from the board of judges for each book will be read during the awards ceremony.
(More information HERE.)
