1954 Palanca Awards

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1954 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author).

English division[]

Short story

• First prize: "Death in a Sawmill" by Rony V. Diaz
• Second prize: "The Beads" by S.V. Epistola
• Third prize: "The Morning Before Us" by Gilda Cordero Fernando

One-act play

• First prize: "The World is an Apple" by Alberto S. Florentino Jr.
• Second prize: "Cowards Die a Thousand Deaths" by Fidel Sicam
• Third prize: "Prelude to Glory" by Paulina Bautista

Filipino (Tagalog) division[]

Short story in Filipino

• First prize: "Sa Kamatayan Lamang" by Teodoro Agoncillo
• Second prize: "Ang Pusa sa Aking Durungawan" by Buenaventura S. Medina Jr.
• Third prize: "Matalino ang Inaanak Ko" by Fernando L. Samonte

One-act play in Filipino

• First prize: "Hulyo 4, 1954 A.D." by Dionisio S. Salazar
• Second prize: "Ang Politiko" by Lazaro R. Banag Jr.
• Third prize: "Ang Aking Kapatid" by Deogracias Tigno Jr.

More winners by year[]

References[]

• "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1954". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22.