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1959 Palanca Awards
The 9th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Carlos T. Palanca, Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.
LIST OF WINNERS
The 1959 winners, the ninth recipients of the awards, were divided into four categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] short story and one-act play:
English Division
Short Story
- First Prize: F. Sionil Jose, "The God Stealer"
- Second Prize: Kerima Polotan Tuvera, "The Giants"
- Third Prize: N.V.M. Gonzales, "On the Ferry"
One-Act Play
- First Prize: Epifanio San Juan Jr., "In the Tangled Snare"
- Second Prize: No Winner
- Third Prize: Jesus T. Peralta, "Scent of Fear"
Filipino Division
Maikling Kwento
- First Prize: Buenaventura S. Medina Jr., "Dayuhan"
- Second Prize: Pedro L. Ricarte, "Estero"
- Third Prize: Efren Reyes Abueg, "Mapanglaw ang Mukha ng Buwan"
Dulang May Isang Yugto
- First Prize: No Winner
- Second Prize: Amado V. Hernandez, "Hagdan sa Bahaghari"
- Third Prize: No Winner
References
Sources
References
- "BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CARLOS PALANCA MEMORIAL AWARDS FOR LITERATURE". Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature.
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