Ikinagagalak ng Likhaan: UP Institute of Creative Writing ang pagkakapili bilang mga finalist sa ika-43 na National Book Awards ng 21 aklat na isinulat ng UP ICW Fellows at/o inilimbag sa ilalim ng mga proyektong π»ππ π·πππππππππ πΎππππππ πΊπππππ ππ π»ππ π·πππππππππ π»ππππππππππ πΊπππππ.










Best Novel in English
Extra Time
GERARDO T. LOS BAΓOS
The University of the Philippines Press
The Philippine Writers Series 2024
Best Novel in Filipino
Si Maria Makiling sa Sinapupunan ng Hukluban
Ikaapat na Aklat
WILL P. ORTIZ
(UP ICW Fellow)
The University of the Philippines Press
Best Book of Short Fiction in English
Sojourner, Settler, Seer
CHARLSON ONG
(UP ICW FELLOW)
The Fireline: Stories from Cagayan de Oro
NH LEGASPI
The University of the Philippines Press
The Philippine Writers Series 2024
Best Book of Short Fiction in Filipino
Menarki: Mga Kuwento
ABBY PARIENTE
The University of the Philippines Press
The Philippine Writers Series 2024
Tatlong Proposisyon ng Puting Hangin
LUNA SICAT CLETO
(UP ICW Fellow)
Isang Balangay Media
Productions
Best Book of Nonfiction Prose in Filipino
Pamamahay: Mga Sanaysay
EMMANUEL T. BARRAMEDA
The University of the Philippines Press
The Philippine Writers Series 2024
Tokhang at Iba Pang Nanlabang Sanaysay
VIM NADERA
The University of the Philippines Press
The Philippine Writers Series 2023
Best Anthology in English
Encantada: The Essential Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo (UP ICW Fellow)
RUTH JORDANA PISON
(EDITOR)
The University of the Philippines Press
Kumustahan: Creative Writing in the Philippines
J. NEIL C. GARCIA
(EDITOR, UP ICW Fellow)
The University of the Philippines Press
Mapping New Stars: A Sourcebook on Philippine Speculative Fiction
GABRIELA LEE,
ANNA FELICIA SANCHEZ (UP ICW Associate Fellow), AND
SYDNEY PAIGE GUERRERO
(EDITORS)
The University of the
Philippines Press
Best Anthology in Filipino
Liwanag at Itim II: Antolohiya ng mga Malikhaing Akda na Alay sa Alaala ni Teresita G. Maceda
WILL P. ORTIZ (UP ICW Fellow),
ROWENA P. FESTIN,
MARICRISTH T. MAGALING, AND
VLADIMEIR B. GONZALES (UP ICW Fellow and Director)
(EDITORS)
The University of the
Philippines Press
Never Again, Never Forget: 50 Taong Panulat
JUN CRUZ REYES
(UP ICW Fellow)
The University of the Philippines Press
The Philippine Writers Series 2025
Ragasa: Apat na Dekada ng Pagsulong ng mga Kuwentistang Katha
ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO (UP ICW Fellow),
ROMULO P. BAQUIRAN JR. (UP ICW Fellow),
HONORIO BARTOLOME DE DIOS, AND
FRANCINE Y. MEDINA
(EDITORS)
The University of the Philippines Press
The Philippine Writers Series 2024
Sakit, Pasakit, Malasakit: Pagkatha ng Pandemya sa Pilipinas
ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO (UP ICW Fellow) AND
ROMMEL B. RODRIGUEZ
(EDITORS)
The University of the Philippines Press
Best Book of Literary Criticism/ Cultural Studies
Ang Pilyo bilang Subersibo: Mga Sanaysay sa Panitikang Pambata
EUGENE Y. EVASCO (UP ICW Fellow)
The University of the Philippines Press
The Philippine Writers Series 2024
Best Book on Media Studies
Alternative Media: A Lineage of Resistance
Philippine Alternative Media Reader in Honor of Luis V. Teodoro
MA. DIOSA LABISTE AND
ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO (UP ICW Fellow)
(EDITORS)
The University of the Philippines Press
Best Poetry Book in Filipino
Volto Santo
PAT BALOLOY JR.
The University of the Philippines Press
The Philippine Writers Series 2024
Best Translated Book
Ang Panginoon ng mga Alon Anijun Mudan-udan
TRANSLATED BY TELESFORO S. SUNGKIT JR.
The University of the Philippines Press
The Philippine Translators Series 2021
Sa Bagani Ubbog: Mga Piling Maikling Kuwento ni Reynaldo A. Duque
TRANSLATED BY
ROY V. ARAGON,
JUNLEY L. LAZAGA, AND
ARIEL S. TABAG
The University of the Philippines Press
The Philippine Translators Series 2021
Best Book in Journalism
Presinto Uno at Iba Pang Kuwento sa Bingit
KENNETH ROLAND A. GUDA
The University of the Philippines Press
The Philippine Writers Series 2024
Maraming salamat sa National Book Development Board at sa Filipino Critics Circle. Mainit na pagbati sa lahat ng mga finalist mula sa Likhaan!




