Winners of the 63rd Palanca Awards announced

The country’s top long-running literary tilt, the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, once again feted winners on September 1, 2013 at The Peninsula Manila in Makati City.

The winners for the 63rd Palanca Awards are as follows:

FILIPINO DIVISION

NOBELA

Grand prize     Eros Sanchez Atalia for Tatlong Gabi, Tatlong Araw

DULANG PAMPELIKULA

1st NO WINNER

2nd George A. De  Jesus III for Kung Paano Maghiwalay

3rd Patrick John R. Valencia for The Revenge of the Comfort Woman

DULANG GANAP ANG HABA

1st NO WINNER

2nd NO WINNER

3rd Luciano Sonny O. Valencia for Dhahran Queens Manila

DULANG MAY ISANG YUGTO

1st Miguel Antonio Alfredo V. Luarca for Mga Kuneho

2nd George A. De Jesus III for Kapit

3rd Bernadette Villanueva Neri for Pamamanhikan

TULA

1st Enrique S. Villasis for Manansala

2nd Mark Anthony Angeles for Asal-Hayop

3rd Kristian Sendon Cordero for Lobo sa Loob: Mga Tula

TULANG PAMBATA

1st Eugene Y. Evasco for Harana ng Kuliglig

2nd April Jade I. Biglaen for Family Tree na Tumubo sa Anit

3rd Alvin Capili Ursua for Sisid

MAIKLING KUWENTO

1st Lilia Quindoza Santiago for Bayanggudaw

2nd Bernadette Villanueva Neri for Pamamanhikan

3rd Kristian Sendon Cordero for Ad Astra Per Aspera

MAIKLING KUWENTONG PAMBATA

1st Maryrose Jairene C. Cruz for Ang Paglalakbay ni Pipoy Piso

2nd Eugene Y. Evasco at Chris Martinez for Ang Singsing-Pari sa Pisara

3rd Lucky Virgo Joyce Tinio for Salusalo para kay Kuya

SANAYSAY

1st Kristian Sendon Cordero for Our Lady of Imelda

2nd Salvador T. Biglaen for Gabay sa Gurong-Lingkod

3rd Laurence Marvin S. Castillo for Mga Birtwal na Karahasan

KABATAAN SANAYSAY

1st Rowin C. de Leon for Ang Alamat ng Batang Manunulat

2nd Annette Irina C. Tanlimco for Pagkatok ng Dumadagundong na Manok sa Umaga

3rd Rajee S. Florido for Deus ex Machina: Sapagkat Tayo ay Bulag Pa

ENGLISH DIVISION

NOVEL

Grand prize     Jose Elvin Bueno for Subversivo, Inc.

FULL-LENGTH PLAY

1st Jay M. Crisostomo IV for End of the Gallows

2nd Mario L. Mendez Jr. for The Son of Ashes

3rd Floy C. Quintos for Collection

ONE-ACT PLAY

1st Allan B. Lopez for Blue Eyes

2nd Lystra Aranal for Debrief

3rd Danilo Niño Calalang for Call of Duty

POETRY

1st Mikael de Lara Co for Pastoral and other poems

2nd Carlomar Arcangel Daoana for Crown for Maria

3rd Joy Anne Icayan for Animal Experiments

POETRY FOR CHILDREN

1st Mia A. Buenaventura for  Attack of the Persistent Cold Virus and Other Poems

2nd Francis C. Macansantos for Mr. Bully and Other Poems for Children

3rd Kathleen Aton-Osias for Monsters Under my Bed

SHORT STORY

1st John Bengan for Armor

2nd Erlinda V. Kravetz for Krystal Hut

3rd Lystra Aranal for Ren

SHORT STORY FOR CHILDREN

1st Nadeth Rae E. Rival for Marvino's League of Superheroes

2nd Cheeno Marlo Sayuno for The Magic Bahag

3rd Patricia Marie Grace S. Gomez for A Thousand of Paper Cranes

ESSAY

1st Shakira Andrea C. Sison for The Krakauer Table

2nd Laurel Anne Fantauzzo for Under My Invisible Umbrella

3rd Maria Neobie G. Gonzalez for Voices from the Village

KABATAAN ESSAY

1st Marc Christian M. Lopez for Hymns of the Mountains, Dreams of the Stars

2nd Vicah Adrienne P. Villanueva for Panacea

3rd Pauline Samantha B. Sagayo for Manifesto of Literature

REGIONAL LANGUAGES DIVISION

SHORT STORY - CEBUANO

1st Jona Branzuela Bering for Tubod

2nd Richel G. Dorotan for Ang Batang Tamsi

3rd Noel P. Tuazon for Padre Botox

SHORT STORY - HILIGAYNON

1st Peter Solis Nery for Si Padre Olan Kag Ang Dios

2nd Norman Tagudinay Darap for Ulubrahon

3rd Alice Tan Gonzales for Torbik

SHORT STORY - ILUKO

1st NO WINNER

2nd Danilo B. Antalan for Bagnos Payegpeg, Beterano

3rd Gorgonia B. Serrano for Ti Palimed ni Katugangak