1956 Palanca Awards

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

Palanca Awards

1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

References

"The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1956". Archived from the original on 2009-10-23.