Palanca Awards

Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature

Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature
Awarded for Excellence in literary works
Country Philippines
First awarded 1950
Website www.palancaawards.com.ph

The Palanca Awards or Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature are literary awards of the Philippines. The Manila Standard called it the "Pulitzer Prize" of the Philippines in terms of prestige. Unlike works acceptable as nominees for the Pulitzers, however, entries to the Palanca competition are previously unpublished pieces in their manuscript form.[1] The Palanca Awards, organized by the Carlos Palanca Foundation, is one of the Philippines' longest-running awards programs.[2]

History

The Palanca Awards was established in 1950 to inspire and recognize Filipino writers, including poets, playwrights and screenwriters, and writers for children.[3] In the 1960s, the Palanca Awards Committee started to fund the publication of Palanca Award-winning plays, and production funds were committed in 1975.[4] In 2009, it added a category for poetry for children, in both Filipino and English.[2]

Categories

Starting on the 60th awards year, for which the call for submissions opened on March 1, 2010 (ended April 30, 2010), contestants could submit one entry each in the following categories:

English Division

Filipino Division

Regional Languages Division

Kabataan Division (Open only to those below 18 years of age)

Winners

Palanca Awardees by year:

2012 Full Length Play Category Filipino Division "Ang Bangkay" by Atty. Vincent Tañada

Palanca Hall of Fame

The Palanca Hall of Fame honors was established in 1995 and is presented to a Palanca awardee who already won five first prizes in the regular categories.

Palanca Hall of Fame awardees are:

Peter Solis Nery
Reuel Molina Aguila
Eugene Y. Evasco
Nicolas B. Pichay
Rodolfo Lana Jr.
Luis P. Gatmaitan, M.D.
Manuel Buising
Isagani R. Cruz
Reynaldo A. Duque
Leoncio P. Deriada
Alfred A. Yuson
Roberto T. Añonuevo
Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.
Edgardo B. Maranan
Elsa Martinez Coscolluela
Ma. Luisa Aguilar Igloria
Cirilo Bautista
Gregorio C. Brillantes
Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo
Buenaventura S. Medina Jr.
Jesus T. Peralta
Rolando Tinio
Rene Villanueva

References

  1. Aguilar, Dheza Marie (2007-09-15). "Ang Ika-57 Gawad Carlos Palanca". Manila Standard. Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2007-12-17., from Internet Archives
  2. 1 2 "Palanca Awards announces deadline for submission of entries". Philstar.com. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  3. "Deadline for Palanca awards entries set April 30". Sun.Star Manila. 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  4. Fernandez, Doreen (1996). Palabas: essays on Philippine theater history. Ateneo de Manila Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 971-550-188-5. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
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