1979 Palanca Awards

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The 29th 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. This year saw the inclusion of a new category, Essay/Sanaysay, for both the English and Filipino Divisions. [1]

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LIST OF WINNERS

The 1979 winners were divided into ten categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] short story, poetry, essay, one-act play, and full-length play:

English Division

Short Story

Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas, “Behind the Fern”
Norma Miraflor, “The Other Woman”
Antonio M. Nieva, “Ride a White Horse to Heaven”

Poetry

Essay

One-Act Play

Full-Length Play


Filipino Division

Maikling Kwento

Alfonso Mendoza, “Tipaklong, Tipaklong, Bakit Bulkang Sumabog ang Dibdib ni Delfin Balajadia”
Benigno R. Juan, “Habag”
Jun Cruz Reyes, “Mga Kuwentong Kapos”

Tula

Sanaysay

Dulang May Isang Yugto

Dulang Ganap ang Haba

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