The 34th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country. This year saw the category of Novel/Nobela, for both the English and Filipino Divisions, being open for competition only every two years.[1]
LIST OF WINNERS
The 1984 winners were divided into twelve categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] novel, short story, poetry, essay, one-act play, and full-length play:
English Division
Novel
Special Prize: Wilfrido D. Nolledo, Vaya Con Virgo
Short Story
First Prize: Susan S. Lara, “The Reprieve”
Second Prize: Sylvia Mendrez Ventura, “The Tangerine Gumamela”
The 34th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country. This year saw the category of Novel/Nobela, for both the English and Filipino Divisions, being open for competition only every two years.[1]
LIST OF WINNERS
The 1984 winners were divided into twelve categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] novel, short story, poetry, essay, one-act play, and full-length play:
English Division
Novel
Special Prize: Wilfrido D. Nolledo, Vaya Con Virgo
Short Story
First Prize: Susan S. Lara, “The Reprieve”
Second Prize: Sylvia Mendrez Ventura, “The Tangerine Gumamela”