1959 Palanca Awards
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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.[1]
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:
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"