Book Development Association of the Philippines

24/01/2025

22/01/2025

May manuscript ka ba? Tara, i-publish natin ‘yan!

The National Book Development Board officially opens the call for applications for the 2025 Publication Grant. This program is for publishers, enterprises, institutions, authors, and editors who intend to publish a Filipino book. Deserving manuscripts are set to receive grants for as much as PHP 200,000.00.

We are accepting applications until 13 February 2025.

Read the Policy guidelines here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XBJJuJkh0j5n_E1IASSTbOYUrylPRgNF/view?usp=drive_link
Read the Operational guidelines here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KAupr76e52CfdTU53ZpAVENKjs1L1omj/view?usp=sharing
Here’s the link to the list of requirements: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZugASWybhCvDchVE2kOqh7IgRmNLPa68/view
Here’s the link to the Application Form: https://forms.gle/xsinU6hUv9XP59e16
You can download the Application Proposal here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jz5HI8C14CccHfOf1KNSF3_5kdYJlHL1/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100176215848657253212&rtpof=true&sd=true

For queries, you may access our FAQs here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15S4WS1Z8GKSrg9IIrZ9bh6v2FrK4JNfl/view?usp=sharing. Should you have any more questions, kindly contact [email protected] or Jefel Casera through viber, +63 956 516 5644.

Please help us improve our application process. Kindly answer the feedback form at the end of the application. Thank you very much and we look forward to accepting your proposals.

22/01/2025

Join us at the Philippine Book Festival, happening March 13-16 at Megatrade Hall, SM Megamall, where books, art, and culture come together in one unforgettable experience!

One of the festival's key artworks this year takes inspiration from the lively Pahiyas Festival, brought to life by the talented Pepot Atienza.

As an illustrator and animator passionate about storytelling, Pepot’s work spans beloved children’s books to internationally recognized stop-motion films—each filled with color, creativity, and fun.

Pepot is just one of four incredible artists we’re featuring this year. Stay tuned to discover the rest and see how their unique styles bring the Philippine Book Festival to life!

09/01/2025

If you love books and want to work in the book industry, this job is for you!

11/12/2024

On December 9, 2024, Edgar Trono, President of OMF Literature, was voted to fill a vacant seat in the Book Development Association of the Philippines’ Board of Trustees. With a quorum of 36 member-companies, Mr. Trono was voted by the general assembly to fill in the vacancy created by a recent resignation in the 11-member Board of Trustees. Mr. Trono will serve for the remainder of the current board’s term, or until December 31, 2025.

With the theme Back to the ‘80s, BDAP members gathered at the Valle Verde Country Club in Pasig City to celebrate the year and enjoy each other’s company. BDAP President Andrea Pasion-Flores shared the highlights and activities of the year 2024 in her President's Report, while giving an overview of what lies ahead in 2025 when Philippine publishers are set to create a more international presence by participating in various international book fairs leading up to being guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2025.

Aside from raffle prizes, and an exchange of gifts, the evening was made more special with the presence of the 24K band, a 10-member group that performed various hits from the fifties to the nineties.

The Book Development Association of the Philippines is the largest publishing industry association of the country with almost 130 regular and associate members. Created in 1979, the BDAP celebrates its 45th year this year. BDAP was responsible for lobbying for RA 8047, otherwise known as “The Book Publishing Industry Development Act,” which is the charter of the National Book Development Board. It administers the biennial Gintong Aklat Awards, which recognizes the best in Philippine publishing. It conducts capacity-building seminars for its stakeholders. It was the private publishers’ organization that applied to be guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

08/11/2024

Who owns the copyright to my work? How do I get copyright for the book I just published? Should my publishing contract really be this short or this long? What are some “red flags” and “green flags” in a publishing contract?

These are some questions that you might have in mind when you start making your way through the world of book publishing. These questions and more will be tackled during the “Copyright 101 and Publishing Contracts” session by PaperKat Books, the Filipinas Copyright Licensing Society (FILCOLS), and Kahel Press during the event “How to Write a Book and Publish It.”

Join us on November 16 (Saturday) from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Estancia Mall. Learn the basics of copyright from long-time copyright advocates Alvin Buenaventura and Beverly Siy. Identify what could be some red flags and green flags in publishing contracts with Wowie Catabijan, the editor of Kahel Press.

Become a member of FILCOLS for free. Free notarial services will be available at the event for those who apply for membership with FILCOLS. Register here to receive reminders about the event and to begin preparing your membership forms.

https://bit.ly/PKB-Copyright101

For inquiries about FILCOLS and membership application, contact Reg via [email protected].

07/11/2024

Congratulations to all the winners! 👏👏👏

07/11/2024

Mark your calendars for November 16, 2024, as PaperKat Books presents its highly anticipated book publishing event, “How to Write a Book & Publish It” at the G/F East Wing in Estancia at Capitol Commons, Pasig City. Now in its second year, this whole-day affair celebrates literacy, creativity, and the power of intellectual property protection.

This is a free event! But you can also register at bit.ly/HTWABNov16 to get free post-event digital products from the PaperKat Books Team and its co-presenters.

To learn more about the event, visit their website: https://paperkatbooks.com/events/htwab-november-16/

22/10/2024

This interesting photo from Melvin Choo VS of the BDAP and SBPA contract signing on Frankfurt!

17/10/2024

Book Development Association of the Philippines (BDAP) President Andrea Pasion-Flores signs an MOU with Singapore Book Publishers Association (SBPA) President Edmund Wee at the Philippine national stand at the Frankfurt Buchmesse yesterday, October 16, 2024. The signing was witnessed by the Philippine and Singaporean ambassadors to Germany and NBDB Chair Dante "Klink" Ang III. Tomorrow, Philippine publishers and Singapore publishers will meet for meetings and business matching.

04/10/2024

Yesterday, the Board of Trustees conducted their regular meeting at Sala Thai Kitchen in Greenhills.

Thank you to the Trustees who were able to attend!

18/09/2024

Here are the official photos from this year's Gintong Aklat Awards!

Once again, we congratulate the winners and finalists for this year!

15/09/2024

Habol na sa 2nd floor ng MIBF!

MIBF is almost over, and there's more to explore here at the 2nd floor!

14/09/2024

The first Asian Rights Fair in Manila, held from September 12 to 13 at Meeting Rooms 4-6 of the SMX Convention Center concluded after successful panel discussions and a monumental contract signing between CoMint Inc. and Perbadanan Kota Buku towards a partnership for the future.

Special thanks to the National Book Development Board - Philippines for helping us organize this two-day event!

14/09/2024

This past September 11, this year's Gintong Aklat Awards took place. It was a night of celebration as various publishers were able to take home the honor of being a winner.

✨Congratulations again to all the winners!✨

1. Poetry (English):
● Milflores Publishing, Inc. and De La Salle University Publishing House for It Is Time To Come Home: New & Collected Poems by Marjorie Evasco

2. Fiction (English):
● Ateneo de Manila University Press for The Collected Stories of Gregorio C. Brillantes by Gregorio C. Brillantes edited by Jonathan Chua

3. Creative Nonfiction (English):
● Ateneo de Manila University Press for Everything is Fiction: Essays by Vicente Garcia Groyon

4. Poetry (Filipino):
● University of the Philippines Press for Lata ng Salaginto: Mga Tulang Pambata (The Philippine Writers Series 2022) by Eugene Evasco

5. Fiction (Filipino):
● Isang Balangay Media Productions for El Arbol de la Alegria by RM Topacio-Aplaon

6. Creative Nonfiction (Filipino):
● Isang Balangay Media Productions for Pasasaan by Jesus Aman Calvario

7. Plays/Screenplays (Filipino/English):
● Isang Balangay Media Productions for Pilipinas Kong Mahal With All the Overcoat at Iba Pang mga Dula by Eljay Castro Deldoc

8. General References:
● CANVAS - Center for Art, New Ventures & Sustainable Development for Hanapin ang Sagot: Ano ang Batas Militar? by Aldy Aguirre, Margarita Santos, and Ergoe Tinio

9. Arts and Humanities:
● Ateneo de Manila University Press for Kalandrakas: Stories and Storytellers of/on Regions in Mindanao, 1890 - 1990: A Preliminary and Continuing Survey and Literary Mapping (Part I:1890 - 1945) by Ricardo M. de Ungria (Editor)
● Ateneo de Manila University Press for Kalandrakas: Stories and Storytellers of/on Regions in Mindanao, 1890 - 1990: A Preliminary and Continuing Survey and Literary Mapping (Part II:1946 - 1990) by Ricardo M. de Ungria (Editor)

10. Food:
● Anvil Publishing Inc. for Filipino Vegan by RG Enriquez-Diez

11. Inspiration:
● CANVAS - Center for Art, New Ventures & Sustainable Development for How To Raise Your Child by Gigo Alampay

12. Science and Technology and Natural and Applied Sciences:
● University of the Philippines Press for Rediscovering Laguna De Bay: A Vital Natural Resource In Crisis by Josefino C. Comiso, Maria Victoria O. Espaldon, and Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava (Editors)

13. Self-Help:
● De La Salle University Publishing House for The Way Out Is In: Living and Loving, Pandemics and Beyond by Ma. Lourdes Arellano Carandang, PhD

14. Social Sciences:
● University of the Philippines Press forTransfiguring Mindanao: A Mindanao Reader by Jose Joel Canuday and Joselito Sescon

15. Graphic Literature:
● Adarna House, Inc. for Meläg II: Balikbayan by B**g Redila

Special Award for Book Design:

● Adarna House, Inc. for Libing-Isa by Malayo Pa Ang Umaga

● Adarna House, Inc. for Meläg II: Balikbayan by B**g Redila

● University of the Philippines Press forTransfiguring Mindanao: A Mindanao Reader by Jose Joel Canuday and Joselito Sescon

● University of the Philippines Press for Abaca Frontier: The Socioeconomic and Cultural Transformation of Davao, 1898-1941 by Patricia Irene Dacudao

● Ateneo de Manila University Press for Kaiju: Poems by Michael Balili

Best Publishers of 2022-2023:

Best Publisher in the Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences: Ateneo de Manila University Press

Best Academic and Scholarly Publisher: Vibal Foundation Inc.

Best Literary Publisher: Ateneo de Manila University Press

Best Independent Publisher: Isang Balangay Media Productions

Best General Interest Publisher: Anvil Publishing Inc.

✨Shoutout as well to all the finalists!✨

Poetry (English):
● Ateneo de Manila University Press for Kaiju: Poems by Michael Balili

Fiction (English):
● Ateneo de Manila University Press for Song of the Mango and Other New Myths by Vida Cruz-Borja

Creative Nonfiction (English):
● Milflores Publishing Inc. for Even Ducks Get Liver Cancer by Wilfredo Liangco

Poetry (Filipino):
● Ateneo de Manila University Press for Ang Kartograpiya ng Pagguho by Ralph Fonte

Fiction (Filipino):
● University of the Philippines Press for Mga Sulat: 25 Kuwento ng Paglingap (The Philippine Writers Series 2022) by Lamberto E. Antonio

Creative Nonfiction (Filipino):
● Ateneo de Manila University Press for Saglit: Alaala't Muni by Rofel G. Brion

Plays/Screenplays (Filipino/English):
● University of Santo Tomas Publishing House Press for Mga Screenplay ni Ricky Lee Volume 1: Brutal, Moral, Karnal by Ricky Lee
● University of Santo Tomas Publishing House Press for Mga Screenplay ni Ricky Lee Volume 2: Himala, Cain at Abel, Salome by Ricky Lee
● Ateneo de Manila University Press for Collected Plays 1: Revitalizing Tradition in Three Full-Length Plays by Nicanor Tiongson
● Ateneo de Manila University Press for Collected Plays 2: Resurrecting History in Three Full-Length Musicals by Nicanor Tiongson

General References:
● Vibal Foundation, Inc. for Paseos de Intramuros: A Guidebook to Manila's Walled City by Jose Victor Torres

Arts and Humanities:
● Ateneo de Manila University Press for Enigmatic Objects: Notes Towards a History of the Museum in the Philippines by Resil B. Mojares

Food:
• Anvil Publishing Inc. for Gochiso Sarap: Homestyle Japanese Dishes For Everyone by Daisuke Suzuki with notes by Reggie Aspiras
Inspiration:
● Anvil Publishing Inc. for Mama Mary and Her Children- Book 8 by Rowena Matti, Lesley Cabal, Ann Wongchuking Pato (Editors)

Science and Technology and Natural and Applied Sciences:
● University of the Philippines Press for Wild City: A Photographic Guide To Amphibians, Mammals and Reptiles Of Metro Manila by Jelaine Gan, Trinket Constantino, and Abby Favis (Editors)

Social Sciences:
● University of the Philippines Press for Abaca Frontier: The Socioeconomic and Cultural Transformation of Davao, 1898-1941 by Patricia Irene Dacudao

Graphic Literature:
● Adarna House, Inc. for Libing-Isa by Malayo Pa Ang Umaga