by Capisnon.com
Christian George F. Acevedo and Kin Sabala claimed the top honors in the 2024 Peter Solis Nery Prize for Adapted Story.
Acevedo, who hails from Roxas City, took the first prize with his piece “Lin-ay: The First Babaylan.” Set at the onset of colonization, this story reimagined the tale of a binukot (kept maiden) who rises to become a babaylan as the Spanish conquerors introduce a deadly disease in her homeland.
“Lin-ay: The First Babaylan” is set
to be published by Kasingkasing Press as part of a children's book writing project by the Roxas City Government and Department of Trade and Industry – Capiz.
Acevedo previously won the second spot of the Peter
Solis Nery Prize for Hiligaynon Children’s literature in 2021.
Sabala, meanwhile, who lives in Sapian, Capiz, won the second prize for “Ang Agi sa Septic Tank.” This story, written in modern Hiligaynon, is a whimsical nod to Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis, where the protagonist transforms into an ‘existentialist’ rat rather than a cockroach.
The third prize was awarded to Rene Boy E. Abiva of Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, for his Filipino-language piece “Babala Bago ang Opensiba sa Khan Yunis.” His is an apocalyptic story penned in a style reminiscent of the Bible’s Book of Revelation.
A total of 49 entries—47 from the Philippines and two from Australia—were submitted for review by a panel of jurors. The jury included acclaimed writers, such as Kristoffer George Brasileño, John Michael Catigan, Michael dela Peña, Adonis Gonzales, Chona Villaluna Gosiaoco, Jonell Gregorio, Ferlie Joy Lanaria, Richard Olano, and Serafin Plotria, Jr.
The Peter Solis Nery Foundation for Hiligaynon
Literature and the Arts in September 2012, was founded by Palanca Hall of Famer
Peter Solis Nery, to promote, preserve, and propagate Hiligaynon literature,
and Filipino art and culture, through research, publications, productions,
education, and cultural dissemination.
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