69th Palanca Awards | |
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Date | November 8, 2019 |
Location | The Peninsula Manila, Makati, Philippines |
The 69th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held on November 8, 2019, at the Peninsula Hotel Manila in Makati to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country. Fifty-six writers, 32 of whom won the award for the first time, received the prestigious literary award. There were a total of 22 writing categories, with the bi-annual Novel and Novela categories open for this year. Dr. Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo was Guest of Honor and Speaker at this year’s awarding ceremony. [1]
Lamberto E. Antonio was this year's Palanca Hall of Fame awardee. He clinched his fifth first prize for “Turno Kung Nokturno at Iba pang Tiyempo ng Rilyebo sa Pagberso” under the Tula category. The said award is given to writers who have won five (5) first places in any category. [2]
Also, the ceremonies saw the posthumous awarding of Milagros Palanca-Furer, the proponent of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. She was instrumental in helping spur creative writing in the country and is being rightfully recognized for her unwavering dedication to the interest of the Filipino writer. [3]
LIST OF WINNERS
The 2019 winners are divided into four categories:
69th Palanca Awards | |
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Date | November 8, 2019 |
Location | The Peninsula Manila, Makati, Philippines |
The 69th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held on November 8, 2019, at the Peninsula Hotel Manila in Makati to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country. Fifty-six writers, 32 of whom won the award for the first time, received the prestigious literary award. There were a total of 22 writing categories, with the bi-annual Novel and Novela categories open for this year. Dr. Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo was Guest of Honor and Speaker at this year’s awarding ceremony. [1]
Lamberto E. Antonio was this year's Palanca Hall of Fame awardee. He clinched his fifth first prize for “Turno Kung Nokturno at Iba pang Tiyempo ng Rilyebo sa Pagberso” under the Tula category. The said award is given to writers who have won five (5) first places in any category. [2]
Also, the ceremonies saw the posthumous awarding of Milagros Palanca-Furer, the proponent of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. She was instrumental in helping spur creative writing in the country and is being rightfully recognized for her unwavering dedication to the interest of the Filipino writer. [3]
LIST OF WINNERS
The 2019 winners are divided into four categories: