1981 Palanca Awards
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The 31st 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.[1]
LIST OF WINNERS
The 1981 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:
Novel
- Grand Prize: F. Sionil Jose, Mass
- Wilfrido D. Nolledo, Sangria Tomorrow
Short Story
- First Prize: Jessie B. Garcia, "In Hog Heaven"
- Second Prize: Luning Bonifacio Ira, "The Party Hopper"
- Third Prize: Jesus Q. Cruz, "In These Hallowed Halls"
Poetry
- First Prize: Edel Garcellano, "Poems"
- Second Prize: Jose M. Lansang Jr., "15 Poems"
- Samuel Peralta, "Pacific"
- Third Prize: Cesar Mella, "It is Autumn in China and Am Far Away from Home"
- Simeon Dumdum, Jr., "Selected Poems"
Essay
- First Prize: Cirilo F. Bautista, "Philippine Poetics: The Past Eight Years"
- Second Prize: Jesus S.M. Dimapilis, "Fifteen Days in the Life of Jun San Juan, Filipino, Member of the Family of Man"
- Third Prize: Alfredo N. Salanga, "The Aglipay Question"
One-Act Play
- First Prize: Tony Perez, "Sacraments of the Dead"
- Second Prize: Dong Delos Reyes, "Penumbra"
- Third Prize: Leoncio P. Deriada, "Abattoir"
- Alfredo O. Cuenca Jr., "The Players"
Full-Length Play
- First Prize: No Winner
- Second Prize: No Winner
- Third Prize: No Winner
- Special Prize: Lemuel Torrevillas, "Gateau La Sans Rival..."