Categories for 2023

There are four long-form categories for 2023: Essay, Sanaysay, Novel, and Nobela. 

Each category will have only one winner who will be awarded P50,000.00 as an advance on royalties. 

The shortlist for each of the four categories will be chosen by Everything’s Fine. Two judges, one for each language, will decide on the winning submission. 

Luna Sicat-Cleto is the judge for the Filipino categories, and Jessica Zafra is the judge for the English categories.

The call for submissions will be released on March 8 2023, Women’s Day.

The deadline for submissions is set for June 12 2023, Independence Day.