Update on Palanca

This year I decided to join the "62nd Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature".  I heard about it almost a month before the submissions.  The results are up and sadly, I didn't win.  I joined the essay and the poetry division by the way.  Next year, I hope to join the short story division since I think and Aiko also thinks that it's my forte.  I hope to submit a few poems as well.  Congratulations to the winners!

Filipino Division

MAIKLING KUWENTO

1st prize
MARK BENEDICT F. LIM
“BANAAG’”

2nd prize
HONORIO BARTOLOME DE DIOS
 “ANG TAWO SA PUSO NI TERESA’”

3rd prize
MAR ANTHONY SIMON DELA CRUZ
 “DARLENG”

MAIKLING KUWENTONG PAMBATA

1st prize
WILL P. ORTIZ
 “ANG TATLONG BUBWIT AT BANGKANG MARIKIT”

2nd prize
BERNADETTE V. NERI
 “ATANG SA KALULUWA NINA APONG SALAWAL AT APONG SAYA”

3rd prize
LUZ B. MARANAN
“ANG PANGAT, ANG LUPANG NINUNO, AT ANG ILOG”

SANAYSAY

1st prize
NILES JORDAN BREIS
“GO SEE, KRAW GEN, INTRO: SA DAIGDIG NG PROMO”

2nd prize
ELYRAH L. SALANGA-TORRALBA
 “UTANG INA”

3rd prize
JING PANGANIBAN-MENDOZA
“REDEMPSIYON”

TULA

1st prize
ENRIQUE S. VILLASIS
 “CROCOPEDIA”

2nd prize
KRISTIAN SENDON CORDERO
“PAGSALAT SA PILAT”

3rd prize
ALVIN C. URSUA
 “KUMPUNI”

TULANG PAMBATA
                                                                        
1st prize
JOHN ENRICO C. TORRALBA
“GUSTO KO NANG LUMAKI”

2nd prize
PETER SOLIS NERY
 “SA MUNDO NG MGA KULISAP”

3rd prize
NELY T. AZADA
 “SAMPUNG TULA PARA SA MGA BATA”

DULANG MAY ISANG YUGTO

1st prize
JOSHUA LIM SO
“JOE COOL: APLIKANTE”

2nd prize
RENERIO R. CONCEPCION
 “KUMANDONG NAKAISKWAT”

3rd prize
ERICK D. AGUILAR
“TERMINAL”

DULANG GANAP ANG HABA

1st prize
VINCENT M. TAÑADA
 “ANG BANGKAY”

2nd prize
LUCIANO SONNY O. VALENCIA
 “ANG PENITENSIYA NI TIYO RENATO”

3rd prize
ALLAN B. LOPEZ
 “MELODRAMA NEGRA”

DULANG PAMPELIKULA

1st prize
RODOLFO VERA
“DEATH MARCH”

2nd prize
RICHARD S. LEGASPI
 “PRIMERA BELLA”

3rd prize
MIA A. BUENAVENTURA
 “ANG BULAG NA MUSIKERO”

English Division

SHORT STORY

1st prize
REBECCA E. KHAN
“IN TRANSIT”

2nd prize
IAN ROSALES CASOCOT
 “IT ALWAYS BREAKS MY HEART A LITTLE TO SEE YOU GO”

3rd prize
LYSTRA ARANAL
 “BRIGHT LIGHTS”

SHORT STORY FOR CHILDREN

1st prize
GRACE D. CHONG
“THE WHITE SHOES”

2nd prize
RAYMUND M. GARLITOS
 “LAUAN, THE SEED THAT WANTED TO FLY”

3rd prize
ALELI DEW B. AYROSO
 “MISTER WORLD AND HIS MAGICAL BOX”

ESSAY

1st prize
HAMMED Q. BOLOTAOLO
“OF LEGENDS”

2nd prize
MARTIN V. VILLANUEVA
 “DAO”

3rd prize
IRWIN ALLEN B. RIVERA
 “PATTERNS”

POETRY

1st prize
CARLOMAR ARCANGEL DAOANA
“THE ELEGANT GHOST”

2nd prize
CHARMAINE L. CARREON
 “THE YONIC LOVER (POEMS)”

3rd prize
JASON LEO G. ASISTORES
 “WAITING AND OTHER POEMS”

POETRY FOR CHILDREN

1st prize
PETER SOLIS NERY
“PUNCTUATION”

2nd prize
ANCA BAUTISTA
 “MAGIC IS AND NINE OTHER MAGICAL POEMS”

3rd prize
RAYMUNDO T. PANDAN, JR.
 “THE OCELOT AND OTHER POEMS”

ONE-ACT PLAY

1st prize
NO WINNER

2nd prize
JOACHIM EMILIO B. ANTONIO
 “THE DUST IN YOUR PLACE”

3rd prize
PATRICK JOHN R. VALENCIA
 “IN BED WITH MY MOTHER”

 

FULL-LENGTH PLAY

1st prize
ROBERT ARLO B. DE GUZMAN
“PRACTICAL AIM”

2nd prize
JORSHINELLE TALEON-SONZA
 “THE PASSION OF ANDRES”

3rd prize
JOSE MA. D. MANALO
 “MANILATOWN”

Next year, you'll definitely remember my name judges!