1988 Palanca Awards

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1988 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author).

English division

Short story

  • First Prize: “Our Lady of the Arts and Letters” by Eli Ang Barroso
  • Second Prize: “Antonio and His China Wall” by Mario Miclat
  • Third Prize: “Mourning and Weeping in this Valley of Tears” by Eric Gamalinda; and “The Perpetual Monday Morning in the Life of Jose Sakay” by Nowell Danao

Poetry

  • First Prize: “Poems for Amina” by Merlie Alunan
  • Second Prize: “Patria Y Muerte” by Eric Gamalinda; “Secret of Graphite” by Ramon Sunico; and “Star Maps and Other Poems” by Edgardo B. Maranan
  • Third Prize: “Horns of the World” by Clovis Nazareno; “Nude” by Benilda S. Santos; and “Poems for Three Friends” by Elson Elizaga

Essay

  • First Prize: “A Sort of Life by the Seawall” by Tezza Parel
  • Second Prize: “Deconstructing America: America Through the Eyes of Filipinos” by Isagani R. Cruz
  • Third Prize: “Palawan: Tales of Poverty, Poetry and Time Travel” by Edgardo B. Maranan

One-Act Play

  • First Prize: “Salcedo” by Bobby Flores Villasis
  • Second Prize: No winner
  • Third Prize: “Japayukisan” by Elsa Martinez Coscolluela

Full-length Play

  • First Prize: No winner
  • Second Prize: No winner
  • Third Prize: “Alin Ed Purona or Princess Urduja” by Mig Alvarez Enriquez
  • Special Mention: “The Wedding” by Felix A. Clemente; and “Ulahingan Rud-suan” by Leoncio P. Deriada

Filipino division

Short story

  • First Prize: “Sugat sa Dagat” by Cyrus P. Borja
  • Second Prize: “Ecce Homo, Ecce Machina” by Dong Delos Reyes
  • Third Prize: “Huling Pagsusulit” by Ronald De Leon; and “Sino Man sa Atin” by Rosario Balmaceda-Gutierrez

Poetry

  • First Prize: “Malulungkot na Taludtod” by Ariel Dim. Borlongan
  • Second Prize: “Babae Akong Namumuhay Mag-isa” by Josephine Barrios
  • Third Prize: “Mga Pangarap at Bangungot na Di Malimot” by Romulo P. Baquiran Jr.; and “Sa Pakpak ng Balse ni Strauss” by Benilda S. Santos

Essay

  • Special Mention:

“Ang Filipino sa Larangan ng Panitikan” by Isagani R. Cruz
“Ang Mga Badjao sa Tungkalan” by Tomas F. Agulto
“Sa Malalim at Malayong Panahon...” by Pedro L. Ricarte
“Talinhaga, Hinaing at Pag-ibig ng Isang Makata” by Rustica Carpio

One-Act Play

  • First Prize: “Ang Bagong Libis ng Nayon” by Ronaldo C. Tumbokon; and “Tumbampreso” by Manuel R. Buising
  • Second Prize: “Abril 1521” by Amado Lacuesta Jr.; and “Kuwerdas” by Catherine Calzo
  • Third Prize: No winner

Full-length Play

  • First Prize: “Kung Bakit May Nuno sa Punso” by Manuel R. Buising
  • Second Prize: “Pulitika ng Buhay at Pag-ibig” by Malou Leviste Jacob
  • Third Prize: “Larawan ng Pilipino Bilang Artista” by Felix Padilla

References

  • "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1988". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22.
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