The 35th 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]
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LIST OF WINNERS
The 1985 winners were divided into ten categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] short story, poetry, essay, one-act play, and full-length play:
English Division edit
Short Story edit
- First Prize: Eli Ang Barroso, “A Nobel Prize for Jorge Luis Borges”
- Conrado De Quiros, “The Hand of God”
- Second Prize: No Winner
- Third Prize: Charlson Ong, “Men of the East”
Poetry edit
- First Prize: Alfred A. Yuson, “Dream of Knives”
- Alfredo N. Salanga, “Miscellanea 1984-1985”
- Second Prize: Eric Gamalinda, “Ara Vos Prec”
- Felix Fojas, “Confabulations”
- Marne Kilates, “Finders of the Image”
- Third Prize: Juaniyo Arcellana, “In the South Country”
- Merlie Alunan, “The Gift Supreme”
- Jose Victor Peñaranda, “Voyage in Dry Season”
Essay edit
- First Prize: Conrado De Quiros, “Micro Sense, Macro Madness”
- Second Prize: Gregorio C. Brillantes, “In Memory of Rizal, In Remembrance of Madrid”
- Third Prize: Alfred A. Yuson, “A Filipino Poet's Tokyo”
- Edel Garcellano, “Reportage on the State of Class War and Philippine Poetry”
One-Act Play edit
- First Prize: Jorge Hernandez, “El Sentido del Indio”
- Second Prize: Elsa M. Coscolluela, “First Fruits”
- Third Prize: Herminia Sison, “Blessed are the Poor”
Full-Length Play edit
- First Prize: No Winner
- Second Prize: No Winner
- Third Prize: Felix A. Clemente, “The Maragondon Conspiracy”
- Floy Quintos, “Passion Play”
Filipino Division edit
Maikling Kwento edit
- First Prize: Ernie Yang, “Unang Binyag”
- Second Prize: Danilo Consumido, “Mga Lamat ng Moog”
- Third Prize: Lamberto E. Antonio, “Alitaptap sa Gabing Maunos”
Tula edit
- First Prize: Mike L. Bigornia, “Puntablangko”
- Second Prize: Lamberto E. Antonio, “Pagsalubong sa Habagat”
- Third Prize: Alfredo N. Salanga, “Etsetera”
Sanaysay edit
- Special Prizes:
- Anselmo Roque, “Isang Munting Aklat ng mga Gunita”
- Fidel Rillo Jr., “Now for the Fun of Flowing Gutter”
- Pedro L. Ricarte, “Pagbuo ng Sariling Pampanitikang Ideolohiya”
- Sol Juvida, “Patria Concha Andal: Ina, Bilanggo, Biktima”
- Isagani R. Cruz, “Seks/Dahas: Pelikula/Lipunan”
Dulang May Isang Yugto edit
- First Prize: No Winner
- Second Prize: No Winner
- Third Prize: No Winner
- Honorable Mention: Vergel A. Ramos, “Experimento”
- Bonifacio Ilagan, “Pulanlupa”
- Roberto Jose De Guzman, “Sa Ngalan ng Ama”
Dulang Ganap ang Haba edit
- First Prize: Jose C. Papa, “Sandatahan”
- Second Prize: Bienvenido Noriega Jr., “Pansamantalang Dilim”
- Third Prize: Roberto Jose De Guzman, “Martir”
- Corazon Urquico, “Stateside”'
References edit
- "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1985". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22.