1971 Palanca Awards

Short Story

• First Prize: "The Ritual" by Cirilo F. Bautista
• Second Prize: "Beast in the Fields" by Resil Mojares
• Third Prize: "Children of the City" by Amadis Ma. Guerrero’

Poetry

• First Prize: "The Archipelago" by Cirilo F. Bautista
• Second Prize: "Five Poems" by Wilfredo Pascua Sanchez
• Third Prize: "From Mactan to Mendiola" by Federico Licsi Espino Jr.

One-Act Play

• First Prize: "The Grotesque Among Us" by Maidan T. Flores
• Second Prize: "Age of Prometheus" by Jesus T. Peralta
• Third Prize: "Operation Pacification" by Alfredo O. Cuenca Jr.

Short Story in Filipino

• First Prize: "Ipis sa Guhong Templo" by Edgardo B. Maranan
• Second Prize: "Isang Araw sa Buhay ni Juan Lazaro" by Jose Reyes Munsayac
• Third Prize: "Maria, Ang Iyong Anak" by Wilfredo Pa. Virtusio

Poetry in Filipino

• First Prize: "Mga Duguang Plakard at Iba Pang Tula" by Rogelio Mangahas
• Second Prize: "Tatlong Awit ng Pagpuksa" by Lamberto E. Antonio
• Third Prize: "Tinikling (Dalawang Tula)" by Cirilo F. Bautista

One-Act Play in Filipino

• First Prize: "Dugo sa Uhay ng Luntiang Palayan" by Victor V. Francisco
• Second Prize: "Langit at Lupa" by Fernando L. Samonte
• Third Prize: "Panahon ng Digma" by Alberto S. Florentino Jr.

• "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1971". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22.