1952 Palanca Awards

2nd Palanca Awards

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The 2nd Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.^[1]

English Division

Short Story

First Prize: Kerima Polotan, "The Virgin"
Second Prize: N.V.M. Gonzales, "Children of the Ash-covered Loam"
Third Prize: Bienvenido N. Santos, "Even Purple Hearts"

Filipino Division

Maikling Kwento

First Prize: Pablo N. Bautista, "Kahiwagaan"
Second Prize: M.J. Ocampo, "Kamatayan sa Gulod"
Third Prize: Genoveva Edroza Matute, "Pagbabalik"

References

^ "BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CARLOS PALANCA MEMORIAL AWARDS FOR LITERATURE". palancaawards.com.ph. Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

Sources

"The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1952". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2009-10-23.