1966 Palanca Awards

Winners

The 1966 winners, the fourteenth recipients of the awards, were divided into six categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] short story, poetry, and one-act play:

English division

Short story

• First Prize: Lilia Pablo Amansec, “Loverboy”
• Second Prize: Kerima Polotan Tuvera, “A Various Season”
• Third Prize: Fr. Rodolfo Villanueva, “A Gift of Tongues”

Poetry

• First Prize: Emmanuel Torres, “Angels and Fugitives”
• Second Prize: Valdemar Olaguer, “A Collection of Poems”
• Third Prize: Manuel Viray, “After this Exile”

One-act play

• First Prize: Jesus T. Peralta, “The Sign of the Sea Gulls”
• Second Prize: Wilfrido D. Nolledo, “Flores Para Los Muertos”
• Third Prize: Mar V. Puatu, “O Lamb ... Poor Lamb”

Filipino division

Maikling Kwento

• First Prize: Wilfredo Pa. Virtusio, “Bilanggo”
• Second Prize: Pedro S. Dandan, “Ang Anino ng Kanyang Ama”
• Third Prize: Jeremias Victor Lacanieta, “Ang Dalaw”

Tula

• First Prize: Cresenciano C. Marquez Jr., “Ebolusyon”
• Second Prize: Vict. Dela Cruz, “Logos”
• Third Prize: Rogelio Mangahas, “Tinig Mula sa Kung Saan”

Dulang May Isang Yugto

• First Prize: Bernardo Del Rosario Jr., “Itim ang Kulay ng Paruparo”
• Second Prize: Rogelio Sicat, “Mga Kaluluwang Naghahanap”
• Third Prize: Benjamin P. Pascual, “Anino ng Kahapon”

References

References

1. "BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CARLOS PALANCA MEMORIAL AWARDS FOR LITERATURE". Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature.