- Quirino B. Baterna (Hiligaynon Fiction)
- Renato Constantino (Essay in English)+
- Damiana L. Eugenio (Filipino Folklore)
- J. Eddie Infante (Filipino in English)+
- Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio (Filipino Criticism)
- Virginia Moreno (Poetry in English)
- Wilhelmina Q. Ramas (Filipino Drama)
- Ma. Lilia F. Realubit (Bikol Criticism)
- Pacita C. Saludes (Iluko Poetry)
- Rolando S. Tinio (Filipino Poetry)+