NVM Gonzalez Award now open
QUEZON CITY - The NVM Gonzalez Award is now open to all Filipino writers in English for the Best Published Short-Story of the year. Short-stories in English published within the period of October 16, 2001 to September 30, 2002 are eligible. The deadline for submission is October 15, 2002.
    All editors of university and college journals and magazines, as well as editors of national magazines, are also encouraged to submit their choice of entries for the Award.
    Entries must be submitted in six (6) copies of the manuscript (typed written double spaced), including one (1) original published form, and the author's profile to: NVM Awards, c/o aklat@la-ru-an, 2/F FBR Arcade, 317 Katipunan Ave., Loyola Heights, Q.C. 1108.
    For inquiries call 435-4573 (10 a.m.- 6 p.m.) or e-mail the organizers at nvmink@yahoo.com.
    The Award honors the late National Artist for Literature NVM Gonzalez' abiding love for the short story, and seeks to preserve and encourage excellence in this genre among Filipino Writers. His evocative imagery and sympathetic portrayals of humble Filipinos altered the course of Filipino writing in English.