Call for Nominations: 8th National Children's Book Awards

The National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) are proud to announce the return of the National Children's Book Awards (NCBA). 

This prestigious award is held every two years where the NCBA celebrates the finest achievements in Philippine children's and young adult literature. The award recognizes works of fiction, nonfiction, picture books, graphic novels, and comic books expressly labeled for children. 

If you have a book that you wish to nominate, then you can simply please fill out the form here: https://bit.ly/8THNCBA.

Here are some reminders before you submit that nomination: 

1. Only books published in the Philippines by an NBDB-registered publisher within 2022 and 2023 are eligible for nomination
2. It must be written in English or Filipino. 
3. The deadline for submission is on February 28, 2024, at 2:00 PM.

The full submission guidelines can be accessed at https://books.gov.ph/8thncba.

For more details: please contact Addie Pobre or Catherine Orda at awards@books.gov.ph.