1985 Palanca Awards
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1985 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author).
English division
- First Prize: “A Nobel Prize for Jorge Luis Borges” by Eli Ang Barroso; and “The Hand of God” by Conrado De Quiros
- Second Prize:
- Third Prize: “Men of the East” by Charlson Ong
- First Prize: “Dream of Knives” by Alfred A. Yuson; and “Miscellanea 1984-1985” by Alfredo N. Salanga
- Second Prize: “Ara Vos Prec” by Eric Gamalinda; “Confabulations” by Felix Fojas; and “Finders of the Image” by Mariano Kilates
- Third Prize: “In the South Country” by Juaniyo Arcellana; “The Gift Supreme” by Merlie Alunan; and “Voyage in Dry Season” by Jose Victor Peñaranda
- First Prize: “Micro Sense, Macro Madness” by Conrado De Quiros
- Second Prize: “In Memory of Rizal, In Remembrance of Madrid” by Gregorio Brillantes
- Third Prize: “A Filipino Poet's Tokyo” by Alfred A. Yuson; and “Reportage on the State of Class War and Philippine Poetry” by Edel Garcellano
One-Act Play
- First Prize: “El Sentido del Indio” by Jorge Hernandez
- Second Prize: “First Fruits” by Elsa M. Coscolluela
- Third Prize: “Blessed are the Poor” by Herminia Sison
Full-length Play
- First Prize: No winner
- Second Prize: No winner
- Third Prize: “The Maragondon Conspiracy” by Felix A. Clemente; and “Passion Play” by Florencio Quintos
Filipino division
Short story
- First Prize: “Unang Binyag” by Ernie Yang
- Second Prize: “Mga Lamat ng Moog” by Danilo Consumido
- Third Prize: “Alitaptap sa Gabing Maunos” by Lamberto E. Antonio
Poetry
- First Prize: “Puntablangko” by Mike L. Bigornia
- Second Prize: “Pagsalubong sa Habagat” by Lamberto E. Antonio
- Third Prize: “Etsetera” by Alfredo N. Salanga
Essay
- Special Prizes:
- “Isang Munting Aklat ng mga Gunita” by Anselmo Roque
- “Now for the Fun of Flowing Gutter” by Fidel Rillo, Jr.
- “Pagbuo ng Sariling Pampanitikang Ideolohiya” by Pedro L. Ricarte
- “Patria Concha Andal: Ina, Bilanggo, Biktima” by Sol Juvida
- “Seks/Dahas: Pelikula/Lipunan” by Isagani R. Cruz
One-Act Play
- First Prize: No winner
- Second Prize: No winner
- Third Prize: No winner
- Special Mention: “Experimento” by Vergel A. Ramos; “Pulanlupa” by Bonifacio Ilagan; and “Sa Ngalan ng Ama” by Roberto Jose De Guzman
Full-length Play
- First Prize: “Sandatahan” by Jose C. Papa
- Second Prize: “Pansamantalang Dilim” by Bienvenido Noriega Jr.
- Third Prize: “Martir” by Roberto Jose De Guzman; and “Stateside” by Corazon Urquico
References
- "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1985". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22.
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