The 7th 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 1957 winners, the seventh recipients of the awards, were divided into four categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] short story and one-act play:
English Division
editShort Story
edit- First Prize: Juan C. Tuvera, "High Into Morning"
- Second Prize: Rony V. Diaz, "The Treasures"
- Third Prize: Gilda Cordero Fernando, "Sunburn"
One-Act Play
edit- First Prize: Jesus T. Peralta, "Play the Judas"
- Second Prize: Alberto S. Florentino Jr., "The Dancers"
- Third Prize: Isabel Taylor Escoda, "The Efficiency Expert"
Filipino Division
editMaikling Kwento
edit- First Prize: Pedro S. Dandan, "Sugat ng Digma"
- Second Prize: Buenaventura S. Medina Jr., "Punong-kahoy"
- Third Prize: Eduardo B. Reyes, "Pag-uugat ... Pagsusupling"
Dulang May Isang Yugto
edit- Consolation Prizes:
- Deogracias Tigno Jr., "Aling Poling"
- Fernando L. Samonte, "Baril at Kaligtasan"
- Alejandro G. Abadilla and Elpidio P. Kapulong, "Daloy ng Buhay"
- Pablo M. Cuasay, "Kamay na Bakal"
- Emmanuel H. Borlaza, "May Pangako ang Bukas"
References
editSources
edit- "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1957". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22.