The winner of LitWit Challenge 3.10: Manila’s Finest…
Will be announced after we take you through the judging process. To refresh your memory, here are the entries.
Photo: Sari-sari store we spotted one afternoon on our way to the Quiapo cinematheque. Marx and Engels?
Our guest judge for this LitWit Challenge is Butch Perez, who’s read every detective series we can think of.
“I gave 3 points for characterization, 3 points for Manila local color, 2 points for style and, unfortunately for them, no one could have scored higher than 8 because I kept remembering the opening scene in James Hamilton-Paterson’s Ghosts of Manila. Most scored low in the Manila-ness criterion.
The scores for each detective:
Dorian Angeles 5
Jamila Bond 7
Bennie Arrienda 6
Turo Lucero 6
Mangtorney 7
Jane de la Cruz 5
J. D. 5
James Bello 6
Pitik 6
Sister Yla 6
Kap & Goliat 7
Lakay (Sergio Rumbawa) 7
Cristina Rivera 6
Ernesto Villegas 6
The winner is Cacs for his creation, Lakay. Runnerup is ruth (Mangtorney) because of the line “Nawawala ang Nazareno.”
Thanks to our guest judge, and to everyone who responded to this assignment. Cacs, you can pick up your prize, Blood’s A Rover by James Ellroy, starting tomorrow at National Bookstore in Power Plant Mall, Rockwell, Makati. Something to read during the long weekend!
The Weekly LitWit Challenge is brought to you by our lovely friends at National Bookstore. The next Challenge goes online soon.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
October 27th, 2010 at 13:05
Thanks, Mr. Perez! Congratulations Cacs!
Jessica, pwede bang may prize ang runner-up? A Harry-Gaz photo? Hehehe.
October 27th, 2010 at 18:44
congratulations to cacs and ruth.
this is a pleasant surprise for me. beginner’s luck talaga — first the new york almanac then this. am encouraged to try again.
thanks jessica and mr. butch perez.
October 27th, 2010 at 21:19
Thanks, Mr. Butch Perez. And Jessica, of course. Hope to read more of samutsari, ruth and other “LitWit-ers” in the next challenge. Yey! First book to finish after signing the pledge.
October 28th, 2010 at 10:12
Haha. i wanted to join but Budjette Tan’s Alexandra Trese has infiltrated my thoughts too much. So I was trying for something else – a detective modeled after Maurice Arcache to be precise, but to be able to write something like that, you have to read what he writes…. I gave up after one paragraph. :))
Congrats to all :)
October 28th, 2010 at 10:14
Qsdn: That’s a great concept. I think Manila’s finest detective should be bakla. That would take care of the distinctive speech.
October 28th, 2010 at 10:38
Jessica, I’m sorry I forgot to thank you. I really love the LitWit challenges. Please don’t post this na lang. I’m really thankful.
October 28th, 2010 at 11:13
Kangrachalayshens ladies and gentlemen! Muahness!