1959 Palanca Awards

Philippine literary award 9th Palanca Memorial Awards Palanca Awards 1958 1960 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.http://www.palancaawards.com.ph/index.php/history BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CARLOS PALANCA MEMORIAL AWARDS FOR LITERATURE Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature palancaawards.com.ph 26 August 2024 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 The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1959 http://www.geocities.com/palanca_awards/1959.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091022175145/http://geocities.com/palanca_awards/1959.html 2009-10-22 dead 2009-10-23 1959 Category:1959 literary awards