1959 Palanca Awards

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1959 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author).

English division

Short story

First prize: "The God Stealer" by Francisco SioJose
Second prize: "The Giants" by Kerima Polotan Tuvera
Third prize: "On the Ferry" by N.V.M. Gonzales

One-act play

First prize: "In the Tangled Snare" by Epifanio San Juan Jr.
Second prize: No Winner
Third prize: "Scent of Fear" by Jesus T. Peralta

Filipino (Tagalog) division

Short story in Filipino

First prize: "Dayuhan" by Buenaventura S. Medina Jr.
Second prize: "Estero" by Pedro L Ricarte
Third prize: "Mapanglaw ang Mukha ng Buwan" by Efren Reyes Abueg

One-act play in Filipino

First prize: No Winner
Second prize: "Hagdan sa Bahaghari" by Amado V. Hernandez
Third prize: No Winner

More winners by year

References

"The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1959". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2009-10-23.

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