2024 Palanca Awards

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72nd Palanca Awards
DateNovember 22, 2024
Location Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City, Philippines
  2023  · Palanca Awards ·  2025  

The 72nd Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held on November 22, 2024, at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City [1] to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country. [2]

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A total of 54 writers, 31 of whom were first-time awardees, were chosen as this year's recipients. The total number of writing categories awarded was 22. [3] Film director and writer Jun Robles Lana, recipient of the Palanca Awards Hall of Fame in 2006, was Guest of Honor and Speaker at this year's awarding ceremony. [4]

Four writers were elevated to the Hall of Fame, including Eros Sanchez Atalia, who clinched his fifth first prize for the novel "Thirty Virgins"; Mikael de Lara Co, for his poetry collection "Panayam sa Abo"; Miguel Antonio Alfredo V. Luarca, for his full-length play "Corridors"; and Joshua Lim So, for his one-act play "Pagkapit sa Hangin." [5] The said award is given to writers who have won five (5) first places in any category. [6]


LIST OF WINNERS

The 2024 winners are divided into four categories: [7]

English Division

Novel

Short Story

Short Story for Children

Essay

Poetry

Poetry Written for Children

One-Act Play

Full-Length play

Filipino Division

Nobela

Maikling Kwento

Maikling Kwentong Pambata

Sanaysay

Tula

Tulang Pambata

Dulang May Isang Yugto

Dulang Ganap ang Haba

Dulang Pampelikula

Regional Division

Short Story [Cebuano]

Short Story [Hiligaynon]

Short Story [Iluko]

Kabataan Division

Kabataan Essay

Kabataan Sanaysay

References

  1. "72nd CARLOS PALANCA MEMORIAL AWARDS for LITERATURE AWARDING". Philippine International Convention Center.
  2. History of Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature Palanca Awards
  3. "72nd Palanca Awards inducts 4 new Hall of Fame awardees". Philippines Graphic. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. "Winners of the 72nd Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  5. "4 enshrined in Palanca Hall of Fame". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. "PALANCA AWARDS HALL OF FAME YEAR 2019". palancaawards.com.ph. Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  7. "72nd Palanca Awards: Full list of winners" . Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  8. "Instagram" . Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  9. Sta. Rosa, Francis Miguell. "Artlets instructors bag first prizes in 72nd Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards" . Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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