Palanca Awards
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The Palanca Awards or Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature is the Philippines
' most prestigious and most enduring literary awards and is dubbed as the "Pulitzer Prize
" of the Philippines. It is one of the Philippines' most prestigious and long-running award giving bodies.
and English.
English Division
Filipino Division
Regional Languages Division
Kabataan Division (Open only to those below 18 years of age)
The current Palanca Hall of Fame awardees are:
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
' most prestigious and most enduring literary awards and is dubbed as the "Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
" of the Philippines. It is one of the Philippines' most prestigious and long-running award giving bodies.
History
The Palanca Awards was established in 1950 to inspire Filipino writers to improve their literary works. In the 1960s the Palanca Awards Committee started to fund the publication of Palanca plays and production fund were committed on 1975. In 2009, it added a category for Poetry for children in both FilipinoFilipino language
This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...
and English.
Categories
As of the 60th awards year, for which the call for submissions opened on March 1, 2010 (ended April 30, 2010) , contestants may submit one entry each in the following categories:English Division
- Short Story
- Short Story for Children
- Essay
- Poetry
- Poetry Written for Children
- One-act Play
- Full-length Play
Filipino Division
- Maikling Kuwento (Short Story in Filipino)
- Maikling Kuwentong Pambata (Short Story for Children in Filipino)
- Sanaysay (Essay in Filipino)
- Tula (Poetry in Filipino)
- Tulang Isinulat Para sa mga Bata (Poetry for Children in Filipino)
- Dulang May Isang Yugto (One-act Play in Filipino)
- Dulang Ganap ang Haba (Full-length Play in Filipino)
- Dulang Pampelikula (Screenplay in Filipino)
Regional Languages Division
- Short Story in Cebuano
- Short Story in Hiligaynon
- Short Story in Iluko
Kabataan Division (Open only to those below 18 years of age)
- Kabataan Essay
- Kabataan Sanaysay
Palanca Hall of Fame
The Palanca Hall of Fame was established in 1995 and is presented to a Palanca awardee who already won five first prizes in the regular categories.The current Palanca Hall of Fame awardees are:
- 2009
- Reuel Molina Aguila
- Eugene Y. Evasco
- 2007
- Nicolas B. Pichay
- 2006
- Rodolfo Lana Jr.
- 2005
- Luis P. Gatmaitan, M.D.Luis P. GatmaitanLuis P. Gatmaitan, M.D., is a Filipino medical doctor and children's author. His medical career has been cited as one of HealthToday Philippines Magazine 's Ten Pillars of the Philippine Health Care Industry...
- Manuel BuisingManuel BuisingManuel Buising was born in Manila, Philippines on the May 4, 1951. He is a multi-awarded playwright, fictionist and komiks writer. He studied at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Education, Major in Filipino in 1972.He was the official...
- 2004
- Isagani R. CruzIsagani R. Cruz-Education:Cruz earned his undergraduate degree from the University of the Philippines, where he completed a Bachelor of Science in Physics in 1965. He later enrolled at the Ateneo de Manila University to earn an M.A. in English Literature in 1970. He also earned a Ph.D. in English Literature...
- 2003
- Reynaldo A. DuqueReynaldo A. DuqueReynaldo A. Duque is a multilingual Ilokano writer , is the former editor-in-chief of Liwayway magazine, the leading Filipino weekly magazine in the Philippines...
- 2001
- Leoncio P. DeriadaLeoncio P. DeriadaLeoncio P. Deriada was born in Iloilo but spent most of his life in Davao. He went to school at the Davao City High School and graduated in 1955. He earned his BA English degree at the Ateneo de Davao University where he graduated cum laude in 1959...
- Alfred A. Yuson
- 2000
- Roberto T. AñonuevoRoberto T. AñonuevoRoberto T. Añonuevo is a Filipino poet and author of various award-winning anthologies.-Life:He was raised in Pasig, Philippines. He was able to travel to different countries throughout his lifetime...
- Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.
- Edgardo B. Maranan
- 1999
- Elsa Martinez CoscolluelaElsa Martinez CoscolluelaElsa Martinez Coscolluela is an award-winning Filipina poet, short-story writer, and playwright from Bacolod City. She is married to Jose Orlando H. Coscolluela and has three sons, Jose Orlando Jr, John Paul Rupert, and Jacques Oscar Celerino...
- 1996
- Ma. Luisa Aguilar IgloriaMa. Luisa Aguilar IgloriaLuisa Aguilar Igloria is a Filipina American poet and author of various award-winning collections.-Education:She received her undergraduate degree from the University of the Philippines, Baguio in 1980 , and the M.A...
- 1995
- Cirilo BautistaCirilo BautistaCirilo F. Bautista is a multi-awarded Filipino poet, fictionist, critic and writer of nonfiction. He received his basic education from Legarda Elementary School and Mapa High School . He received his degrees in AB Literature from the University of Santo Tomas , MA Literature from St...
- Gregorio C. BrillantesGregorio C. BrillantesGregorio C. Brillantes, a Palanca Award Hall of Famer and a multi-awarded fiction writer, is one of the Philippines' most popular writers in English....
- Ruth Elynia S. MabangloRuth Elynia S. MabangloRuth Elynia S. Mabanglo is a professor at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is the coordinator for the Department of Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific languages and literatures as well as the Filipino and Philippine Literature Program...
- Buenaventura S. Medina Jr.Buenaventura S. Medina Jr.Buenaventura S. Medina Jr. is a Filipino author of more than twenty-five books -- mostly novels and books on criticism.Aside from his published works, which include: Pintig , Gantimpala , Confrontations, Past and Present in Philippine Literature , The Primal Passion, Tagalog Literature in the...
- Jesus T. PeraltaJesus T. PeraltaJesus Tamayo Peralta is a painter, photographer, graphic artist, poet, anthropologist/archaeologist, essayist, and is also one of the prizewinning playwrights in the Philippines....
- Rolando TinioRolando TinioRolando Santos Tinio was a Filipino poet, dramatist, director, actor, critic, essayist and educator.-Biography:...
- Rene VillanuevaRene VillanuevaRene O. Villanueva was a Filipino playwright and author. He is famed for his deep involvement in theater and television and in children's literature, whether it be on television, in books or on stage.-Awards:...