National Book Awards 2000 finalists announced
The Manila Critics Circle recently announced the finalists for the 2000 National Book Awards. Dr. Ophelia Dimalanta, MCC Chairperson, said the winners will be announced on September 8 at a ceremony at the Function Room B, Megatrade Hall, 5/F SM Megamall B, Mandaluyong City.
   A special citation will be awarded to the Carlos Palanca Foundation for its contributions to Philippine publishing through the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature anthologies. The MCC will also recognize the best-designed book of 1999, as well as the Publisher of the Year, the publisher who contributed the most to the publishing industry during the past year.
   The MCC is a non-stock, nonprofit organization of professional literary critics and newspapers columnists who have been recognizing the country's best books with the National Book Award since 1981. The MCC's current members are Juaniyo Arcellana, Fr. Miguel Bernad, S.J., Isagani Cruz, Ruel de Vera, Ophelia Dimalanta, Doreen Fernandez, Resil Mojares, Danton Remoto and Alfred Yuson.

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Anthology. Art. Biography/Autobiography. Cartoons. Children's Literature. Comic Books. Cookbooks and Food. Drama. Editing. Environment. Essay. Fiction. Film Criticism. History/ Journalism. Inguistics. Literary Criticism. Personal Anthology.Poetry. Screenplay. Social Sciences. Special Interest. Theology and Religion. Translation. Travel.