1952 Palanca Awards

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1952 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author).

English division[]

Short story

• First prize: "The Virgin" by Kerima Polotan
• Second prize: "Children of the Ash-covered Loam" by N.V.M. Gonzales
• Third prize: "Even Purple Hearts" by Bienvenido N. Santos

Filipino (Tagalog) division[]

Short story in Filipino

• First prize: "Kahiwagaan" by Pablo N. Bautista
• Second prize: "Kamatayan sa Gulod" by M.J. Ocampo
• Third prize: "Pagbabalik" by Genoveva Edroza Matute

References[]

• "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1952". Archived from the original on 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2009-10-23.