1979 Palanca Awards
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The 29th 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, Essay/Sanaysay, for both the English and Filipino Divisions.[1]
LIST OF WINNERS
The 1979 winners were divided into ten categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] short story, poetry, essay, one-act play, and full-length play:
Short Story
- First Prize: F. Sionil José, “Arbol de Fuego”
- Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas, “Behind the Fern”
- Second Prize: César Ruiz Aquino, “Act”
- Norma Miraflor, “The Other Woman”
- Third Prize: Grace Marie Katigbak, “Another Execution”
- Antonio M. Nieva, “Ride a White Horse to Heaven”
Poetry
- First Prize: Cirilo F. Bautista, “Crossworks”
- Second Prize: Ricardo M. De Ungria, “Nova Blum”
- Third Prize: Edgardo B. Maranan, “Black Holes: A Closer View”
Essay
- First Prize: Enrique Jose Crisostomo, “This City is in the Heart”
- Second Prize: F. Sionil José, “A Scenario for Filipino Renaissance”
- Third Prize: Reynaldo Silvestre, “The Military As a Revolutionary Force”
One-Act Play
- First Prize: Dong Delos Reyes, “Earthworms”
- Second Prize: Bobby Flores Villasis, “Demigod”
- Third Prize: Isagani R. Cruz, “Wedding Night”
Full-Length Play
- First Prize: No Winner
- Second Prize: No Winner
- Third Prize: No Winner
- Special Mention: Felix A. Clemente, “The Fort Santiago Contract, December 1896”