| 69th Palanca Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 8, 2019 |
| Location | The Peninsula Manila, Makati, Philippines |
The 69th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held on November 8, 2019, at the Peninsula Hotel Manila in Makati to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country. Fifty-six writers, 32 of whom won the award for the first time, received the prestigious literary award. There were a total of 22 writing categories, with the bi-annual Novel and Novela categories open for this year. Dr. Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo was Guest of Honor and Speaker at this year’s awarding ceremony. [1]
Lamberto E. Antonio was this year's Palanca Hall of Fame awardee. He clinched his fifth first prize for “Turno Kung Nokturno at Iba pang Tiyempo ng Rilyebo sa Pagberso” under the Tula category. The said award is given to writers who have won five (5) first places in any category. [2]
Also, the ceremonies saw the posthumous awarding of Milagros Palanca-Furer, the proponent of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. She was instrumental in helping spur creative writing in the country and is being rightfully recognized for her unwavering dedication to the interest of the Filipino writer. [3]
LIST OF WINNERS
The 2019 winners are divided into four categories:
The 50th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held on September 1, 2000, at the The Peninsula Manila in Makati 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 a new category, Future Fiction, open for short stories that deal with the future of the Philippines or the future of Philippine writing, in English and Filipino.
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The 43rd 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.
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The 59th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held on September 1, 2009, at the The Peninsula Manila in Makati to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country. According to the Palanca Foundation, 62 percent of this year’s awardees were first time winners. National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera was Guest of Honor and Speaker at this year’s awarding ceremony. This year saw the inclusion of a new category, Poetry Written for Children/Tulang Pambata, in both the English and Filipino Divisions.
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