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Literary award for Philippine writers
30th Palanca Awards Palanca Awards 1979 1981
The 30th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country. This year saw the inclusion of a new category, Novel/Nobela, for both the English and Filipino Divisions.http://www.palancaawards.com.ph/index.php/history BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CARLOS PALANCA MEMORIAL AWARDS FOR LITERATURE palancaawards.com.ph 25 August 2024 26 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240826122037/http://www.palancaawards.com.ph/index.php/history dead
LIST OF WINNERS
The 1980 winners were divided into twelve categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] novel, short story, poetry, essay, one-act play, and full-length play:
English Division
Novel
Special Prize: Remmie Suaco Brillo, Silapulapu and The Zebut Brothers
Short Story
First Prize: Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas, "The Fruit of the Vine"
Second Prize: Rosario Garcellano, "Flashback"
Third Prize: Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo, "The Outsider"
Poetry
First Prize: Alfredo N. Salanga, "Voices Prompted by the News, A Staple Food"
Second Prize: Gemino H. Abad, "Counterclockwise"
Ricardo M. De Ungria, "R+A+D+I+O"
Third Prize: Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas, "The Running Shadow and the Street Tree"
Alfred A. Yuson, "Travelogue"
Essay
First Prize: Marra Pl. Lanot, "Deja Vu In America or One of the Songs"
Second Prize: Patricia Melendrez-Cruz, "Liberal Individualism and the Commonwealth Novels"
Third Prize: Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin, "Turning Back and Moving Back"
One-Act Play
First Prize: Eric Gamalinda, "Anatomy of a Passionate Derangement"
Second Prize: Elsa M. Coscolluela, "Captive Word"
Third Prize: Alfredo N. Salanga, "The Surrender"
Full-Length Play
First Prize: No Winner
Second Prize: Elsa M. Coscolluela, "In My Father's House"
Third Prize: Herminia Sison, "Fiesta"
Honorable Mention: Lemuel Torrevillas, "Looking for Edison, or What's the Name of the Guy Who Invented Something"
Filipino Division
Nobela
Grand Prize: Lualhati Bautista, 'Gapo
Maikling Kwento
First Prize: Reynaldo A. Duque, "Kandong"
Second Prize: Alfonso Mendoza, "Ang Tornilyo sa Utak ni Rufo Sabater"
Third Prize: Benigno R. Juan, "Orasyon sa Simbahan, sa Piitan at sa Coral Ballroom ng Manila Hilton"
Tula
First Prize: Teresita Capili-Sayo, "Pula ang Putik sa Konkretong Looban at iba pang Tula"
Second Prize: Orlando Olgado, "Sa Kopitang Litro, Ang Alak ay Krudo at iba pang tula"
Third Prize: Mar Al. Tiburcio, "Mga Talababa ng Panahon"
Sanaysay
First Prize: Pedro L. Ricarte, "Ang Krus sa Balikat ng Makata"
Second Prize: Jun Cruz Reyes, "Ilang Talang Luma Buhat sa Talaarawan ng Isang May Nunal sa Talampakan"
Third Prize: Benigno R. Juan, "Pagkamulat at Iba Pang Sanaysay"
Dulang May Isang Yugto
First Prize: Wilfred S. Victoria, "Isang Gabi sa Beerhouse"
Rene O. Villanueva, "Kumbersasyon"
Second Prize: Isagani R. Cruz, "Kuwadro"
Angelito Tiongson, "Pari-pari"
Third Prize: Dong Delos Reyes, "At Iba Pang Lakay..."
Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo, "Awiyao"
Dulang Ganap ang Haba
First Prize: Dong Delos Reyes, "Daungan ... Laot ... Daungan"
Second Prize: Jose Y. Dalisay Jr., "Ambon sa Madaling Araw"
Third Prize: Conrado De Quiros, "1898: Sa Mata ng Daluyong"
References
Sources
The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1980 http://www.geocities.com/palanca_awards/1980.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091022034652/http://geocities.com/palanca_awards/1980.html 2009-10-22 dead
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