1978 Palanca Awards
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1978 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author).
English division
Short story
- First Prize: “Waywaya” by Francisco Sionil Jose
- Second Prize: “Sunday Morning” by Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas
- Third Prize: “Borrowed Time” by Luis Teodoro Jr.
Poetry
- First Prize: “15 Poems” by Alfred A. Yuson; and “Icon Corner” by Alfred A. Yuson
- Second Prize: “Point of View” by Luis Francia; and “The Dugging Years” by Jolica Cuadra
- Third Prize: “Rule Acrobat from Planet F” by Ricardo Trinidad; and “The Kayumanggi Cycle” by
Jose Carreon
One-Act Play
- First Prize: “Vigil” by Bobby Flores Villasis
- Second Prize: “Idiot Boy” by Herminia Sison
- Third Prize: No winner
- Special Mention: “Hatchet Club” by Paul Stephen Lim; and “Sundered Selves” by Elsa M. Coscolluela
Full-length Play
- First Prize: “Exit No Exit” by Jesus T. Peralta
- Second Prize: “Katalona” by Elsa M. Coscolluela
- Third Prize: “A Tale of Two Houses” by Mig Alvarez Enriquez
Filipino division
Short story
- First Prize: “Talsik ng Liwanag sa Mata ng Isang Musmos” by Lilia Quindoza Santiago
- Second Prize: “Ayoko Na” by Rosauro Dela Cruz
- Third Prize: “Utos ng Hari” by Jun Cruz Reyes
Poetry
- First Prize: Awan nangabak
- Second Prize: “Duyan, Araro, Punglo” by Lamberto E. Antonio
- Third Prize: “Mga Tulang Pambata, Mga Tulang Pambatuta” by Rosauro Dela Cruz
- Special Mention: “Ako'y Ulilang Tinig sa Ilang” by Bienvenido Ramos; “Ang Makata” by Rolando Bartolome; “Inspirasyon” by Rolando Natividad; “Mga Tula” by Eli Ang Barroso; and “Oyayi ng Isang Pulubing Ina” by Miguel Arguelles
One-Act Play
- First Prize: “Bangkang Papel” by Manuel Pambid
- Second Prize: “Langit-langitang Kumunoy” by Antonio Victor Reyes
- Third Prize: “Muhon” by Dong Delos Reyes
Full-length Play
- First Prize: “Ang Panahon ni Cristy” by Edgardo B. Maranan
- Second Prize: “Konsiyerto ng Apat” by Benjamin P. Pascual
- Third Prize: “Ang mga Propesyonal” by Bienvenido Noriega Jr.
References
- "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1978". Archived from the original on 2009-10-23.