FULL LIST: 65th Palanca Awards

MANILA, Philippines - The winners of the 65th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature were announced last Tuesday, September 1.

According to the website, 57 Filipino literary artists were honored from a pool of 895 entries in 22 categories, with the novel and nobela categories.

Below is the full list of winners:

FILIPINO DIVISION

Nobela

Grand Prize: Charmaine Mercader Lasar, Toto O.

Dulang Pampelikula

1st Prize: Eloisa Angeli Andrada Palileo, Pink o Blue
2nd Prize: Brylle B. Tabora, Sekyu
3rd Prize Nita Eden So, Alyas FPJ

Dulang Ganap Ang Haba

1st Prize: Kanakan Balintagos, Mga Buhay na Apoy
2nd Prize: Edgardo B. Maranan, Diwata ng Bayan
3rd Prize: George A. De Jesus III, Maniacal

Dulang May Isang Yugto

1st Prize: Allan B. Lopez, Sa Isang Hindi Natatanging Umaga, at ang mga Ulap ay Dahan-Dahang Pumaibabaw sa Nabubulok na Lungsod
2nd Prize: Vladimeir B. Gonzales, Mal
3rd Prize : Marco Antonio R. Rodas, Igba

Tula

1st Prize: Christa I. De La Cruz, Mula sa Silong
2nd Prize: Abner Dormiendo, Sa Antipolo pa rin ang Antipolo
3rd Prize: Christian Jil R. Benitez, Sapagkat Umiibig: Mga Tula

Tula Para Sa Mga Bata

1st Prize: Errol A. Merquita, Ang Iisang Paa ng Tsinelas
2nd Prize: John Romeo Leongson Venturero, Si Iking Pasaway
3rd Prize: No winner

Maikling Kuwento

1st Prize: John Carlo I. Pacala, Ang Reyna ng Espada at mga Pusa
2nd Prize: Lilia Quindoza Santiago, Mag-ambahan Tayo
3rd Prize: Andrian M. Legaspi, Johnson at Putol

Maikling Kuwentong Pambata

1st Prize: Manuelita Contreras-Cabrera, Sulat sa Birhen
2nd Prize: Salvador T. Biglaen, Ang Alamat ng Gulugod Baka
3rd Prize: Corazon L. Santos, Ang Hiling sa Punso

Sanaysay

1st Prize: Adelma L. Salvador, "Silat"
2nd Prize: Dionie Cabral Tañada, "Tawag ng Pangangailangan"
3rd Prize: Jayson Bernard B. Santos, "Ang Tiktik sa Kalye Moriones"

Kabataan Sanaysay

1st Prize: Karl Gabrielle B. De Los Santos, "Hindi Ko Alam"
2nd Prize: Lance Lauren L. Santiago "Ang Nakakikiliting Kalabit ng Bukang- Liwayway"
3rd Prize: Jason Renz D. Barrios, "Kahimanawari: Mga Kwentong Aswang ni Lola Basyang"

ENGLISH DIVISION

Novel

Grand Prize: Victorette Joy Z. Campilan, All My Lonely Islands

Full-Length Play

1st Prize: No winner
2nd Prize: Jose Maria Manalo, Obando
3rd Prize: Jorshinelle Taleon-Sonza, Haiyan

One-Act Play

1st Prize: Layeta P. Bucoy, The Adopted Healthy Baby
2nd Prize: Jose Elvin Bueno, Looking for Ulysses
3rd Prize: Jonathan R. Guillermo, The Hawk and the Viper

Poetry

1st Prize: Charisse-Fuschia A. Paderna, An Abundance of Selves
2nd Prize: Arkaye Kierulf, There Are No Monsters
3rd Prize: Rodrigo V. Dela Peña Jr, Aria and Trumpet Flourish

Poetry Written For Children

1st Prize: Peter Solis Nery, The Rainbow Collection
2nd Prize: Patricia Celina A. Ngo, Ordinary Adventures
3rd Prize: Elyrah L. Salanga-Torralba, The Cockroach’s Prayer

Short Story

1st Prize: Exie Abola, Phallic Symbols
2nd Prize: Maria Carmen G. Aquino Sarmiento, The Backroom Angels Buggaloo
3rd Prize: Hammed Q. Bolotaolo, The Storyteller

Short Story For Children

1st Prize: Raymond G. Falgui, Monster Rescue: A Children’s Story for Adult Readers
2nd Prize: Victoria Estrella C. Bravo, The Bear
3rd Prize: Jonathan R. Guillermo, The Three Questions of Tarongoy

Essay

1st Prize: Eli Rueda Guieb III, "Symphony of Dry Winds in a Time without Rain"
2nd Prize: Jennifer Dela Rosa Balboa, "Violence, A Biography"
3rd Prize: Miguel Antonio N. Lizada, "The Bangkok Masseur"

Kabataan Essay

1st Prize: Catherine Regina Hanopol Borlaza, "That Man, That Hero in Our Stories"
2nd Prize: Richard C. Cornelio, "A Loaded Gun in the House Next Door"
3rd Prize: Annicka B. Koteh, "Until Transcendence"

REGIONAL DIVISION

Short Story – Cebuano

1st Prize: Lamberto G. Ceballos, Tuba
2nd Prize: Manuel M. Avenido Jr, Sa Lalaking Naligsan sa may Interseksyon
3rd Prize: Januar E. Yap, Liboa’g Usa Ka Hugon-Hugon Kabahin sa Tagulilong

Short Story – Hiligaynon

1st Prize: Jesus C. Insilada, Amburukay
2nd Prize: Ritchie D. Pagunsan, Kalamay Nga Pula
3rd Prize: Gil S. Montinola, Ang Lapsag sa Taguangkan ni Belen

Short Story – Iluko

1st Prize: No winner
2nd Prize: No winner
3rd Prize: Rhea Domasing Berroy, Ti Naimas a Luto ni Inangko ken Dagiti Babbai iti Biwong