2005 Palanca Awards

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 2005 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author):

English Division

Novel

• Grand Prize: "Salamanca" by Dean Francis Alfar

Short Story

• First Prize: "The Shakespeare Guy" by Alexis A.L. Abola
• Second Prize: "Shut Up and Live" by Lakambini A. Sitoy
• Third Prize: "At Merienda" by Maryanne Moll

Futuristic Fiction

• First Prize: "Treasure Islands" by Karen Manalastas
• Second Prize: "Last Bus Ride" by Pia R. Roxas
• Third Prize: "Espiritu Santos" by Pearlsha Abubakar

Poetry

• First Prize: "What Little I Know of Luminosity" by Joel M. Toledo
• Second Prize: "Evasions" by Naya S. Valdellon
• Third Prize: "The Proxy Eros" by Ana Maria Katigbak

Short Story for Children

• First Prize: "No Lipstick for Mother" by Grace Dacanay-Chong
• Second Prize: "The Dancers of Malumbay" by Raissa Claire U. Rivera
• Third Prize: "Menggay’s Magical Chicken" by Nikki Alfar

Essay

• First Prize: "From the Outlands with Love" by Lakambini A. Sitoy
• Second Prize: "Metaphor Man and Migrant, I" by Aurelio S. Agcaoili
• Third Prize: "Thorn" by Maria Angela Nicole S. Perreras

One-Act Play

• First Prize: "First Snow of November" by Alfonso I. Dacanay
• Second Prize: "Children of the Sea" by Glenn Sevilla Mas
• Third Prize: "Welcome to Intelstar" by Christopher D. Martinez

Full Length Play

• First Prize: "In the Land of the Giants" by Glenn Sevilla Mas
• Second Prize: "Jyan Ken Pon" by Ma. Clarissa N. Estuar
• Third Prize: "Something Happened" by Allan Lopez

Iloko Short Story

• First Prize: "Goyo: Ti Dangadang iti Rabaw ti Ulep" by Danilo B. Antalan
• Second Prize: "Ti Galienera, Ti Ili, ken Tallo A Kronika" by Joel B. Manuel
• Third Prize: "Dagiti Dir-i ken Tagay iti Daradara a Bangabanga" by Daniel L. Nesperos

Cebuano Short Story

• First Prize: "Balyan" by Macario D. Tiu
• Second Prize: "Bangka sa Kinabuhi" by Agustin Pagusara Jr.
• Third Prize: "Sesyon" by Josua S. Cabrera

Hiligaynon Short Story

• First Prize: "Turagsoy" by Genevieve L. Asenjo
• Second Prize: "Kaupod" by Christian F. Emague
• Third Prize: "Daguob Sang Dagat" by Lester Mark P. Carnaje

Kabataan Essay

English

• First Prize: "Stories" by Patricia Marie I. Ranada
• Second Prize: "As Silly As It Gets" by Joan Paula A. Deveraturda
• Third Prize: "Learning To Be Filipino" by Katrina G. Gomez

Filipino .

• First Prize: "Wahahahahahahahaha" by Kristina D.C. Javier
• Second Prize: "Alaala ng Quiapo" by Jamaica Jane J. Pascual
• Third Prize: "K" by Arnold Pantaleon Pascua II

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References

• "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 2005". Archived from the original on 2009-10-24.