2015 Palanca Awards
| 65th Palanca Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 1, 2015 |
| Location | The Peninsula Manila, Makati City, PH |
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners for 2015.
English Division
Novel
- Grand Prize: "All My Lonely Islands" by Victorette Joy Z. Campilan
Judges:
Short Story
- First Prize: "Phallic Symbols " by Alexis A. L. Abola
- Second Prize: "The Backroom Angels Buggaloo " by Maria Carmen G. Aquino Sarmiento
- Third Prize: "The Storyteller" by Hammed Q. Bolotaolo
Short Story for Children
- First Prize: "Monster Rescue: A Children’s Story for Adult Readers " by Raymond G. Falgui
- Second Prize: "The Bear" by Victoria Estrella C. Bravo
- Third Prize: "The Three Questions of Tarongoy " by Jonathan R. Guillermo
Essay
- First Prize: "Symphony of Dry Winds in a Time without Rain" by Eli Rueda Guieb III
- Second Prize: "Violence, A Biography" by Jennifer Dela Rosa Balboa
- Third Prize: "The Bangkok Masseur" by Miguel Antonio N. Lizada
Judges:
Poetry
- First Prize: "An Abundance of Selves" by Charisse-Fuschia A. Paderna
- Second Prize: "There Are No Monsters" by Arkaye Kierulf
- Third Prize: "Aria and Trumpet Flourish" by Rodrigo V. Dela Peña Jr.
Poetry for Children
- First Prize: "The Rainbow Collection" by Peter Solis Nery
- Second Prize: "Ordinary Adventures" by Patricia Celina A. Ngo
- Third Prize: "The Cockroach’s Prayer" by Elyrah L. Salanga-Torralba
One-Act Play
- First Prize: "The Adopted Healthy Baby" by Layeta P. Bucoy
- Second Prize: "Looking for Ulysses" by Jose Elvin Bueno
- Third Prize: "The Hawk and the Viper" by Jonathan R. Guillermo
Full Length Play
- First Prize: "No Winner"
- Second Prize: "Obando" by Jose Maria Manalo
- Third Prize: "Haiyan" by Jorshinelle Taleon-Sonza
Filipino Division
Nobela (Novel)
- Grand Prize: "Toto O. " by Charmaine Mercader Lasar
Maikling Kuwento (Short Story)
- First Prize: Ang Reyna ng Espada at mga Pusar by John Carlo I. Pacala
- Second Prize: Mag-ambahan Tayo by Lilia Quindoza Santiago
- Third Prize: "Johnson at Putol" by Andrian M. Legaspi
Maikling Kuwentong Pambata (Short Story for Children)
- First Prize: "Sulat sa Birhen " by Manuelita Contreras-Cabrera
- Second Prize: "Ang Alamat ng Gulugod Baka " by Salvador T. Biglaen
- Third Prize: "Ang Hiling sa Punso " by Corazon L. Santos
Sanaysay (Essay)
- First Prize: "Silat" by Adelma L. Salvador
- Second Prize: " Tawag ng Pangangailangan " by Dionie Cabral Tañada
- Third Prize: " Ang Tiktik sa Kalye Moriones " by Jayson Bernard B. Santos
Tula (Poetry)
- First Prize: " Mula sa Silong " by Christa I. De La Cruz
- Second Prize: " Sa Antipolo pa rin ang Antipolo " by Abner Dormiendo
- Third Prize: " Sapagkat Umiibig: Mga Tula " by Christian Jil R. Benitez
Tulang Pambata (Poetry for Children)
- First Prize: " Ang Iisang Paa ng Tsinelas " by Errol A. Merquita
- Second Prize: " Si Iking Pasaway " by John Romeo Leongson Venturero
- Third Prize: "No Winner"
Dulang May Isang Yugto (One-Act Play)
- First Prize: "Sa Isang Hindi Natatanging Umaga, at Ang Mga Ulap ay Dahan-Dahang Pumaibabaw sa Nabubulok na Lungsod " by Allan B. Lopez
- Second Prize: "Mal" by Vladimeir B. Gonzales
- Third Prize: "Igba" by Marco Antonio R. Rodas
Dulang May Ganap na Haba (Full-Length Play)
- First Prize: " Mga Buhay na Apoy " by Kanakan Balintagos
- Second Prize: "Diwata ng Bayan " by Edgardo B. Maranan
- Third Prize: "Maniacal" by George A. De Jesus III
Dulang Pampelikula (Screenplay)
- First Prize: " Pink o Blue " by Eloisa Angeli Andrada Palileo
- Second Prize: " Sekyu" by Brylle B. Tabora
- Third Prize: " Alyas FPJ " by Nita Eden So
Regional Languages Division
Short Story - Cebuano
- First Prize: "Tuba" by Lamberto G. Ceballos
- Second Prize: "Sa Lalaking Naligsan sa may Interseksyon" by Manuel M. Avenido Jr.
- Third Prize: "Liboa’g Usa Ka Hugon-Hugon Kabahin sa Tagulilong" by Januar E. Yap
Short Story - Hiligaynon
- First Prize: "Amburukay" by Jesus C. Insilada
- Second Prize: "Kalamay Nga Pula" by Ritchie D. Pagunsan
- Third Prize: "Ang Lapsag sa Taguangkan ni Belen" by Gil S. Montinola
Short Story - Ilokano
- First Prize: No Winner
- Second Prize: No Winner
- Third Prize: "Ti Naimas a Luto ni Inangko ken Dagiti Babbai iti Biwong " by Rhea Rose Domasing Berroy
Kabataan Division
English
- First Prize: " That Man, That Hero in Our Stories " by Catherine Regina Hanopol Borlaza
- Second Prize: " A Loaded Gun in the House Next Door " by Richard C. Cornelio
- Third Prize: " Until Transcendence " by Annicka B. Koteh
Filipino
- First Prize: "Hindi Ko Alam " by Karl Gabrielle B. De Los Santos
- Second Prize: "Ang Nakakikiliting Kalabit ng Bukang- Liwayway " by Lance Lauren L. Santiago
- Third Prize: " Kahimanawari: Mga Kwentong Aswang ni Lola Basyang " by Jason Renz D. Barrios