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Nick Joaquin Literary Awards Roster of Fiction Winners

  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...
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NJLA 2017 winners chosen

The winners of the 2017 Nick Joaquin Literary Awards have been selected by the contest’s panel of judges, Alfred Yuson (panel chair), Susan Lara and Sarge Lacuesta. The winning stories are: “Mathilde’s Absence” by Christian Ray Bautista (first prize), which was published in the...
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A preview NJLA 2017: The Nick Joaquin Centennial

September is a special time for literature in the Philippines, when the Philippines Graphic holds its annual Nick Joaquin Literary Awards (NJLA). As the country’s oldest and only weekly magazine of national circulation, the Graphic holds the distinction of being the only publication in...
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2018 NJLA winners honored

Three women took home the bacon at the 2018 Nick Joaquin Literary Awards on Sept. 25. Business writer and novelist VJ Campilan took first...

NJLA, NJLA Asia-Pacific: We’ll be back…

A prime exponent of Philippine literature, the Philippines Graphic has held the Nick Joaquin Literary Awards for 29 years. The NJLA annually awards the...
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NJLA 2025: The Graphic Salute Awardees

Christian George Acevedo, 32, is a librarian, teacher, writer, and cultural advocate in his hometown of Roxas City in Capiz. He has released a...
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10 Biñan public high schools are newest beneficiaries of NJLA-LGU Advocacy for English and Literature project

Biñan, LAGUNA—Some 18,636 junior public high school students in Biñan City are the latest beneficiaries of the Nick Joaquin Literary Awards-Local Government Unit (NJLA-LGU)...
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