The field of the short story widened during the Japanese Occupation. Many wrote short stories. Among them were: Brigido Batungbakal, Macario Pineda, Serafin Guinigindo, Liwayway Arceo, Narciso Ramos, NVM Gonzales, Alicia Lopez Lim, Ligaya Perez, and Gloria Guzman. Carlos Palanca Memorial Award (Short Story), First Prize for 'The Tomato Game,' 1971; City of Manila Medal of Honor, 1971. Awarded Leverhulme Fellowship, University of Hong Kong, 1969. Visiting Associate Professorship in English, University of California, Santa. 9 Sep No Comments Geejay Awards, Issue 41: NVM Gonzalez From 2000 to 2005, the N.V.M. Gonzalez Short Story Awards were held in the Philippines, calling for the best short story of the year written by a Philippine citizen, and presented annually by the University of the Philippines’ Creative Writing Center and N.V.M., Inc.
From 2000 to 2005, the N.V.M. Gonzalez Short Story Awards were held in the Philippines, calling for the best short story of the year written by a Philippine citizen, and presented annually by the University of the Philippines’ Creative Writing Center and N.V.M., Inc. The grand prize was a hefty 50,000 pesos (roughly $1,000 USD) and produced a fresh crop of writers and their emerging work. The following is the list of awardees, in descending chronological order:
The Tomato Game is a short story written by NVM Gonzales. The story is about a lawyer who is asked to study the universe and to make it explode. + 'Literature is an affair of letters,” - N.V.M. Gonzalez A teacher, author, journalist and essayist His most notable works include the novels The Winds of April, The Bamboo Dancers and A Season of Grace, short story collections Children of the Ash- Covered Loam and The Bread of Salt and Other Stories and essay. Distinctively wrote of the.
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- Grand Prize: At the End of the Hyphen by Exie Abola
- Special Prize: Closeopen by Janet Villa
2004
- First Prize: Rest Stop by Angelo Rodriguez Lacuesta
- Second Prize: Megastar by Arvin Abejo Mangohig
- Third Prize: The Proper Use of Elbows by U Z. Eliserio
- Finalist: Leather by Angelo Rodriguez Lacuesta
2003
- Grand Prize: Undercurrents by Janet Villa
- Special Award: The Hero of the Snore Tango by Ian Rosales Casocot
- Runners-up: The Bus Driver’s Daughter by H.O. Santos; Dogs Bark at the Full Moon by Reynaldo Ventura; Eyeball by Alfonso I. Dacanay; Quiapo by John Paul Abellera; Self With Dog, 1997 by Angelo Rodriguez Lacuesta; Tony’s Big Night From the Rain by Alfonso Mendoza
2002
- Grand Prize: The Man Who Sold Dreams by Antonio Hidalgo
- Special Award: We Won’t Cry Over This by Socorro A. Villanueva
- Runners-up: Turtle Season by Timothy R. Montes; Fireworks by H. O. Santos; Mountain Air by Ernesto Superal Yee
2001
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- Grand Prize: Days of Darkness, White Nights by Charlson Ong
- Runners-up: Death of Fray Salvador Montano, Conquistador of Negros by Rosario Cruz Lucero; Fallout by Ma. L.M. Fres-Felix
- Best First Published Short Story: Lavender by Socorro A. Villanueva
- Runners-up: Intersection by April Timbol Yap; Bundle by Jan Philippie V. Carpio
2000
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- Grand Prize: Good Intentions 101: SY 72-73 by Carmen Aquino Sarmiento
- Runners-up: Dance by Isolde Amante; The Music of the Night by Antonio Hidalgo; The Composo of Hacienda Buyong by Rosario Cruz Lucero; Dancers by Alfred Yuson