1965 Palanca Awards
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1965 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author).
English division
Short story
- First Prize: “Doña Jeronima” by Nick Joaquin
- Second Prize: “The Enchanted Plant” by Bienvenido Santos
- Third Prize: “Naked Song” by Almatita Tayo
Poetry
- First Prize: “Godkissing Carrion” by Epifanio San Juan Jr.
- Second Prize: “A Group of Poems” by Emmanuel Torres
- Third Prize: “A Group of Poems” by Valdemar Olaguer
One-Act Play
- First Prize: “No Sadder Race” by Nestor Torre Jr.
- Second Prize: “The Mouth is an Open Wound” by Jesus T. Peralta
- Third Prize: “Lust is a Four-letter Word” by Mar V. Puatu
Filipino division
Short story
- First Prize: "Landas sa Bahaghari" by Benjamin P. Pascual
- Second Prize: "Kamatayan sa Dilim at Ulan" by Eli Ang Barroso
- Third Prize: "Mga Luha ni Leila" by Bayani De Leon
Poetry
- First Prize: "Sa Pagkaparool" by Ruben Vega
- Second Prize: "Mga Sugat ng Siglo" by Teo S. Baylen
- Third Prize: "Makiling" by Gonzalo Flores
One-Act Play
- First Prize: Mga Yagit" by Edgardo M. Reyes
- Second Prize: "Maskara" by Pablo M. Cuasay
- Third Prize: "Ang Taksil" by Agapito M. Joaquin
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