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

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

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

Full-length Play

Palanca Awards

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