1959 Palanca Awards
Encyclopedia
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1959 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author).
One-Act Play
One-Act Play in Filipino
English Division
Short Story- First Prize: "The God Stealer" by Francisco SioJoseF. Sionil JoséF. Sionil José or in full Francisco Sionil José is one of the most widely-read Filipino writers in the English language. His novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society...
- Second Prize: "The Giants" by Kerima Polotan TuveraKerima Polotan TuveraKerima Polotan Tuvera was a Filipino author.-Early life:Born in Jolo, Sulu, she was christened Putli Kerima. Her father was an army colonel, and her mother taught home economics...
- Third Prize: "On the Ferry" by N.V.M. Gonzales
One-Act Play
- First Prize: "In the Tangled Snare" by Epifanio San Juan Jr.
- Second Prize: No Winner
- Third Prize: "Scent of Fear" by Jesus T. Peralta
Filipino (Tagalog) Division
Short Story in Filipino- First Prize: "Dayuhan" by Buenaventura S. Medina Jr.
- Second Prize: "Estero" by Pedro L Ricarte
- Third Prize: "Mapanglaw ang Mukha ng Buwan" by Efren Reyes Abueg
One-Act Play in Filipino
- First Prize: No Winner
- Second Prize: "Hagdan sa Bahaghari" by Amado V. Hernandez
- Third Prize: No Winner