national book awards

Two of my books published last year are finalists for the National Book Awards this year.

ANTHOLOGY: Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol.2 (Kestrel)

JUAN C. LAYA AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Salamanca (Ateneo Press)

With the tough competition, it's an honor just to be on the list.

And I'm saddened that there is no comic book anywhere on the list.

Here's the complete set of finalists from the Manila Critics Circle blog, for books published in the Philippines in 2006.