1970 Palanca Awards

Winners

The 1970 winners, the twentieth 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: Ines Taccad Cammayo, “People of Consequence”
• Second Prize: Emmanuel Lacaba, “Punch and Judas”
• Third Prize: Ninotchka Rosca, “The Southern Seas”

Poetry

• First Prize: Hilario Francia Jr., “Selected Poems”
• Second Prize: Alfredo O. Cuenca Jr., “Selected Poems”
• Third Prize: Elsa M. Coscolluela, “Becoming and Other Poems”

One-act play

• First Prize: Nestor S. Florentino II, “Run, David, Run”
• Second Prize: Elsa M. Coscolluela, “Burning”
• Third Prize: Elsa M. Coscolluela, “Blood Spoor”

Filipino division

Maikling Kwento

• First Prize: Ricardo Lee, “Servando Magdamag”
• Second Prize: Dominador Mirasol, “Ang Bangkay sa Dalampasigan ng mga Uwak”
• Third Prize: Domingo Landicho, “Dugo sa Kanyang Pagsilang”

Tula

• First Prize: Virgilio S. Almario, “Peregrinasyon”
• Second Prize: Ruben Vega, “Alay sa Lahi”
• Third Prize: Epifanio San Juan Jr., “Maliwalu”

Dulang May Isang Yugto

• First Prize: Wilfredo Pa. Virtusio, “Vida”
• Second Prize: Levy Balgos Dela Cruz, “Ang Uwak”
• Third Prize: Rogelio Sikat, “Saan Pupunta ang Paruparo”

References

References

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