1968 Palanca Awards
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in 1968 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author).
English Division
Short Story
- First Prize: "All About Me" by Elsa M. Coscolluela
- Second Prize: "Kulasising Hari" by Edilberto K. Tiempo
- Third Prize: "The Hill of Samuel" by Alfred A. Yuson
Poetry
- First Prize: "The Quiver and the Fear" by Burce Bunao
- Second Prize: "The Cave and Other Poems" by Cirilo F. Bautista
- Third Prize: "Having a Drink of Water from a Broken Fire Hydrant..." by Emmanuel Torres
One-Act Play
- First Prize: "A Second Generation" by Nestor Torre Jr.
- Second Prize: "The Corruptibles" by Mar B. Arcega
- Third Prize: "Knitting Straw" by Estrella D. Alfon
Filipino (Tagalog) Division
Short Story in Filipino
- First Prize: "Anay" by Epifanio San Juan Jr.
- Second Prize: "Si Boy Nicolas" by Pedro L. Ricarte
- Third Prize: "Himagsik ni Emmanuel Lazaro" by Domingo Landicho
Poetry in Filipino
- First Prize: "Mga Ibon at Iba pang Tula" by Bienvenido Ramos
- Second Prize: "Ito ba Ang Kabihasnan" by Victor Fernandez
- Third Prize: "Kaktus ng Bungo" by Martin D. Pantaleon
One-Act Play in Filipino
- First Prize: "Makapaghihintay ang Amerika" by Dionisio S. Salazar
- Second Prize: "Bubungang Lata" by Agapito M. Joaquin
- Third Prize: "Sa Kuko ng Agila" by Lazaro R. Banag Jr.
More winners by year
References
- "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1968". Archived from the original on 2009-10-24.