1956 Palanca Awards

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The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1956 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author).

English division[]

Short story

  • First prize: "The Trap" by Kerima Polotan Tuvera
  • Second prize: "The Transfer" by Bienvenido Santos
  • Third prize: "The Lost Ones" by S.V. Epistola

One-act play

  • First prize: "New Yorker in Tondo" by Marcelino Agana Jr.
  • Second prize: "Island of the Heart" by Wilfrido D. Nolledo
  • Third prize: "The Strike" by Isabel Taylor Escoda

Filipino (Tagalog) division[]

Short story in Filipino

  • First prize: No winner
  • Second prize: "Lupa, Ulan at Supling" by Martin Del Rosario
  • Third prize: "Mga Butil, Mga Busal" by Pedrito Salazar

One-act play in Filipino

  • First prize: "Karalitaan" by Ruben Vega
  • Second prize: "Bakas ng Kahapon" by Gregorio De Vega
  • Third prize: "Kidnapped" by Deogracias Tigno Jr.

More winners by year[]

References[]

  • "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1956". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22.
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