Last Friday, December 07, the Likhaan: UP Institute of Creative Writing and the Madrigal-Gonzalez Family held the annual Writers Night and the Best First Book Award ceremony at the GT Toyota Hall of Wisdom.
Out of the six finalists for the Best First Book Award, three are published by the UP Press. These books are Lagalag ng Paglaya by Rommel B. Rodriguez, Miss Dulce Extranjera by Sir Anril Pineda Tiatco, and Bugtong ng Buwan at Iba Pang Kuwento by Will P. Ortiz.
Will P. Ortiz’s collection of short stories took home the Madrigal-Gonzalez Best First Book Award for 2012.
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