The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature

THE DON CARLOS PALANCA AWARDS / 1985

ENGLISH DIVISION

Short Story
First Prizes: Eli Ang Barroso, “A Nobel Prize for Jorge Luis Borges”
          Conrado De Quiros, “The Hand of God”
Second Prize: No Winner
Third Prize: Charlson Ong, “Men of the East”

Essay
First Prize: Conrado De Quiros, “Micro Sense, Macro Madness”
Second Prize: Gregorio Brillantes, “In Memory of Rizal, In Remembrance of Madrid”
Third Prizes: Alfred A. Yuson, “A Filipino Poet's Tokyo”
          Edel Garcellano, “Reportage on the State of Class War and Philippine Poetry”

Poetry
First Prizes: Alfred A. Yuson, “Dream of Knives”
          Alfredo N. Salanga, “Miscellanea 1984-1985”
Second Prizes: Eric Gamalinda, “Ara Vos Prec”
          Felix Fojas, “Confabulations”
          Mariano Kilates, “Finders of the Image”
Third Prizes: Juaniyo Arcellana, “In the South Country”
          Merlie Alunan, “The Gift Supreme”
          Jose Victor Penaranda, “Voyage in Dry Season”

One-Act Play
First Prize: Jorge Hernandez, “El Sentido del Indio”
Second Prize: Elsa M. Coscolluela, “First Fruits”
Third Prize: Herminia Sison, “Blessed are the Poor”

Full-Length Play
First Prize: No Winner
Second Prize: No Winner
Third Prizes: Felix A. Clemente, “The Maragondon Conspiracy”
          Florencio Quintos, “Passion Play”

FILIPINO DIVISION

Maikiling Kuwento
First Prize: Ernie Yang, “Unang Binyag”
Second Prize: Danilo Consumido, “Mga Lamat ng Moog”
Third Prize: Lamberto E. Antonio, “Alitaptap sa Gabing Maunos”

Sanaysay
Special Prizes
Anselmo Roque, “Isang Munting Aklat ng mga Gunita”
Fidel Rillo Jr., “Now for the Fun of Flowing Gutter”
Pedro L. Ricarte, “Pagbuo ng Sariling Pampanitikang Ideolohiya”
Sol Juvida, “Patria Concha Andal: Ina, Bilanggo, Biktima”
Isagani R. Cruz, “Seks/Dahas: Pelikula/Lipunan”

Tula
First Prize: Mike L. Bigornia, “Puntablangko”
Second Prize: Lamberto E. Antonio, “Pagsalubong sa Habagat”
Third Prize: Alfredo N. Salanga, “Etsetera”

Dulang May Isang Yugto
No Winners
Honorable Mentions
Vergel A. Ramos, “Experimento”
Bonifacio Ilagan, “Pulanlupa”
Roberto Jose De Guzman, “Sa Ngalan ng Ama”

Dulang Ganap ang Haba
First Prize: Jose C. Papa, “Sandatahan”
Second Prize: Bienvenido Noriega Jr., “Pansamantalang Dilim”
Third Prizes: Roberto Jose De Guzman, “Martir”
          Corazon Urquico, “Stateside”