The 20th 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]

20th Palanca Awards
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Winners edit

The 1970 winners, the twentieth recipients of the awards, were divided into six categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] short story, poetry, and one-act play:

English division edit

Short story edit

  • First Prize: Ines Taccad Cammayo, “People of Consequence”
  • Second Prize: Emmanuel Lacaba, “Punch and Judas”
  • Third Prize: Ninotchka Rosca, “The Southern Seas”

Poetry edit

  • First Prize: Hilario Francia Jr., “Selected Poems”
  • Second Prize: Alfredo O. Cuenca Jr., “Selected Poems”
  • Third Prize: Elsa M. Coscolluela, “Becoming and Other Poems”

One-act play edit

  • First Prize: Nestor S. Florentino II, “Run, David, Run”
  • Second Prize: Elsa M. Coscolluela, “Burning”
  • Third Prize: Elsa M. Coscolluela, “Blood Spoor”

Filipino division edit

Maikling Kwento edit

  • First Prize: Ricardo Lee, “Servando Magdamag”
  • Second Prize: Dominador Mirasol, “Ang Bangkay sa Dalampasigan ng mga Uwak”
  • Third Prize: Domingo Landicho, “Dugo sa Kanyang Pagsilang”

Tula edit

Dulang May Isang Yugto edit

  • First Prize: Wilfredo Pa. Virtusio, “Vida”
  • Second Prize: Levy Balgos Dela Cruz, “Ang Uwak”
  • Third Prize: Rogelio Sikat, “Saan Pupunta ang Paruparo”

References edit

External links edit

  • "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1970". Archived from the original on 22 October 2009.