2027 PBBY-Salanga Picture Book Prize
CALL FOR ENTRIES
The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) is now accepting entries for the 2027 PBBY-Salanga Picture Book Prize. The winner shall be given a cash prize of P30,000.00, a medal, and an opportunity to be published. Prizes will be awarded in a ceremony to be held during the celebration of National Children’s Book Day (NCBD) on July 20, 2027.
DEADLINE: Entries must be submitted via the entry form by October 26, 2026.
The contest rules are as follows:
Open to all Filipino citizens of all ages except those who are related to any PBBY member up to the third degree of consanguinity.
Content should be intended for children aged 6–12 years old. The content and sequence must be capable of sustaining an illustrated book of 28 to 32 pages. Entries may be in Filipino or English.
Entries must be in PDF, double-spaced. Each entry must be 200–500 words long. The PDF file name should follow the format: 2027SALANGA_PenName.
On a separate sheet, contestants must identify the target grade level, number of words, and the synopsis of the story. Contestants may also include suggestions to teachers for enrichment activities.
A contestant may send in more than one (1) entry. Please note that one form submission = one entry and must be submitted under different pen names.
Each entry must be signed by a pen name only. The contestant’s real name or signature should NOT appear on the entry file.
All entries must be original, unpublished, and have not won in any previous contest and must be sole property of the entrant.
Contestants must submit their full name, address, contact numbers, a short literary bio, and a statement vouching for the originality of the entry and for the freedom of the organizers from any liability arising from the infringement of copyright in case of publication, and affirming that the entry or any variant thereof has (a) never been published and is currently not for consideration in any publication nor (b) won any other contest, i.e. that it has never won 1st, 2nd, 3rd, honorable mention in any other contest or otherwise been awarded a medal, a citation, or included in a publicized list of meritorious entries.
All entries must be submitted via the entry form by October 26, 2026.
Winners will be announced no later than November 27, 2026.
Grand prize and honorable mention winners shall be subject to a bidding process to be facilitated by PBBY, to determine which publisher/s will publish their winning stories.
The winning story will be the basis for the 2027 PBBY-Alcala Prize.
For more details, interested parties may contact the Philippine Board on Books for Young People at secretariat@pbby.org.ph.
