First Prize
A TROPICAL WINTER’S TALE (Oct. 29, 1990)
By Charlson Ong
Second Prize
THE WEEK OF THE WHALES (Nov. 12, 1990)
By Leoncio P. Deriada
Third Prize
THE LAST STORY (Oct. 15, 1990 )
By Clovis O. Nazareno
First Prize
SENTIMIENTO (June 17, 1991 )
By Gemma Guerrero Cruz
Second Prize
TURTLE SEASON (Dec. 23, 1991)
By Charlson Ong
Third Prize
BARONESA VON ROSENBLUM (Oct. 14, 1991)
By Jun Terra
First Prize
LAWOD (Nov. 2, 1992)
By V. Harry C. Tejero
Second Prize
THE FOG (Oct. 12, 1992)
By Luis Cabalquinto
Third Prize
ESPERANZA (Dec. 21, 1992)
By Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo
First Prize
MORTUARY BLUES (April 15, 1994)
By Renato E. Madrid
Second Prize
REUNION (Feb. 4, 1994 )
By Carlos Ojeda Aureus
Third Prize (Feb. 8, 1993)
SURFACES
By Timothy R. Montes
First Prize
PENMANSHIP (January 9, 1995)
By Jose Y. Dalisay, Jr
First Prize (co-winner)
FLAKES OF FIRE, BODIES OF LIGHT (August 21, 1995)
By Carlos Ojeda Aureus
Second Prize
AS BIG AS A CHILD’S FIST (September 2, 1994)
By Carina C. David
Second Prize (co-winner)
THE HEART OF THE MERMAID (July 8, 1994)
By Angelo Rodriguez Lacuesta
Third Prize
WHAT THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR (June 3, 1994)
By Luis J.M. Katigbak
Third Prize (co-winner)
THE CYBERNETIC MAN (Nov. 18, 1994)
By Carmelo Juinio
First Prize
THE LAST RETREAT (February 12, 1996)
By Angelo Rodriguez Lacuesta
Second Prize
A PASSING LIFE (November 27, 1995)
By Katrina P. Tuvera
Third Prize
SEA VOYAGE (January 29, 1996)
By Matthew Lim
First Prize
PICTURE BRIDE (February 9, 1997)
By Rebecca A. E. Khan
Second Prize
SWEET DELIGHT & ENDLESS NIGHT ( September 15, 1997)
By Norma Miraflor
Third Prize
SKIN ART (February 23, 1997)
By Andrea Pasion
First Prize
HARVEST (December 14, 1998)
By Angelo Rodriguez Lacuesta
Second Prize
VALENCIA DRIVE: A TRIBUTE TO DAD (June 8, 1998)
By Ernesto Superal Yee
Third Prize ( April 27, 1998)
THE VACATION
By Tara FT Sering
First Prize
GOOD INTENTIONS 101: SY ‘72-’73 (November 15, 1999) By Menchu Aquino Sarmiento
Second Prize
SHIFT ( October 11, 1999) By Indira Myra C. Endaya
Second Prize (co-winner)
KARA’S PLACE (August 30, 1999)
By Luis Joaquin M. Katigbak
Third Prize
NANKING STORE (May 31, 1999)
By Macario D. Tiu
Third Prize (co-winner)
IN THE DARK ZONE (November 1, 1999)
By R. Claire Rivera
First Prize
HOW FRAY MONTANO COMPOSED A DICTIONARY FOR HIS FLOCK (June 7, 2004)
By Rosario Cruz Lucero
Second Prize
CHECKMATA (March 1, 2004)
By Cesar Ruiz Aquino
Third Prize
REGULARIZED (April 5, 2004)
By Bernice Roldan
First Prize
PIGEONHOLE ( January 31, 2005)
By Virgilio Harry C. Tejero
Second Prize
THE SISTERHOOD ( September 20, 2004)
By Lakambini A. Sitoy
Third Prize
ERASING (February 21, 2005)
By Sharmaine Galve
Third Prize (co-winner)
MY FAMILY DURING THE WAR (May 16, 2005)
By Rogelio B. Cruz
First Prize
PERFUME CLOSE TO MY HEART (March 13, 2006)
By Virgilio Harry C. Tejero
Second Prize
ANTONIO AND HIS CHINA WALL (October 13, 2005)
By Mario Ignacio Miclat
Third Prize
LUNA’S LAND (November 21, 2005)
By E. B. Maranan
First Prize
HOW BABY DOLL BECAME AN AMAZON (April 9, 2007)
By Virgilio Harry C. Tejero
Second Prize
MARIE, 22, DH (December 3, 2007)
By Raymund P. Reyes
Third Prize
WINGS OF DESIRE (November 26, 2007)
By Danton Remoto
First Prize
PAPA’S FIELD (August 25, 2008)
By Rosario Cruz-Lucero
Second Prize
CAPE ENGANO ( January 12. 2009)
By Erwin E. Castillo
Third Prize
THE FLEET OF SHADOWS (September 29, 2008)
By Sasha Maritnez
First Prize
THE FIRES OF THE SUN IN CRYSTALLINE SKY (October 26, 2009)
By Franceszca Kwe
Second Prize DEADLINES ( December 28, 2009)
By Israfel Fagela
Third Prize
CHOPSTICS (November 30, 2009)
By Mark Gregory Yu
First Prize
HOW THE MARRUECOS SISTERS CAME TO SPEAK FRENCH (September 27, 2010)
By Thomas David Chavez
Second Prize
BIRDS (July 25, 2011)
By Charmaine L. Carreon
Third Prize
DOGMA (June 7, 2010)
By AlexAlmario
First Prize
THE LOST BOY (February 27, 2012)
By Raul Rodrigo
Second Prize
HER AFTERNOON LIVES (February 13, 2012)
By Michelle T. Tan
Third Prize
ECSTASY AT BARRANCA, A TALE OF THE BAROQUE (February 20, 2012)
By Thomas David Chavez
First Prize
SPARROWS (April 22, 2013)
By Angelo R. Lacuesta
Second Prize
IN THE MANNER ACCUSTOMED (June 10, 2013)
By Karlo Antonio G. David
Third Prize
HOW I SPENT MY US VACATION (March 18, 2013)
By Jenny Ortuoste
First Prize
REVELATOR: LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT (August 19, 2013)
By Michelle F. Cheidjew
Second Prize
WOLVES I HAVE KNOWN (February 10, 2014)
By Jenny Ortuoste
Third Prize
UPON THE ARRIVAL OF THE WHALE SHARK IN MANILA BAY (August 12, 2013)
By Maria Amparo Warren
First Prize
NATIVE LAND (August 4, 2014)
By Edgardo Maranan
Second Prize
DIARY OF A FILIPINO ALIEN ABDUCTEE (July 13, 2015)
By Beting Laygo Dolor
Third Prize
MARRY ME (October 20, 2014)
By Jenny Ortuoste
First Prize
CORAL COVE (July 25, 2016)
By Sarge Lacuesta
Second Prize
SILANG (July 11, 2016)
By Kate Osias
Third Prize
GIVING LIVES (February 8, 2016)
By Celestine Trinidad
First Prize
MATHILDE’S ABSENCE (Oct. 3, 2016)
By Christian Ray Bautista
Second Prize
SELF-POSSESSED (April 10, 2017)
By Alex Lecing
Third Prize
CERTAINLY A TRAIN LOVE STORY (Feb. 20, 2017)
By Wayne Benitez Castillo
AT THE 2017 NICK JOAQUIN LITERARY AWARDS held at the BHotel in Quezon City—L-R, Adebelo D. Gasmin, VP-Finance, Business Mirror Group of Publications; Glenn Ian S. Tiempo, Pru Life UK, Marketing; Anne Carly Abad, Poet of the Year; Scott Lee, Chua, Second Prize winner; Christian Ray Buendia, First Prize winner; Wayne Benitez Castillo, Third Prize winner; Benjamin V. Ramos, President of Philippines Graphic; and T. Anthony C. Cabangon, Publisher of Philippines Graphic. (photo by Nonoy Lacza)
