2005 Palanca Awards

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The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 2005 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author):

English Division

Novel

Grand Prize: "Salamanca" by Dean Francis Alfar

Short Story

First Prize: "The Shakespeare Guy" by Alexis A.L. Abola

Second Prize: "Shut Up and Live" by Lakambini A. Sitoy

Third Prize: "At Merienda" by Maryanne Moll

Futuristic Fiction

First Prize: "Treasure Islands" by Karen Manalastas

Second Prize: "Last Bus Ride" by Pia R. Roxas

Third Prize: "Espiritu Santos" by Pearlsha Abubakar

Poetry

First Prize: "What Little I Know of Luminosity" by Joel M. Toledo

Second Prize: "Evasions" by Naya S. Valdellon

Third Prize: "The Proxy Eros" by Ana Maria Katigbak

Short Story for Children

First Prize: "No Lipstick for Mother" by Grace Dacanay-Chong

Second Prize: "The Dancers of Malumbay" by Raissa Claire U. Rivera

Third Prize: "Menggay’s Magical Chicken" by Nikki Alfar

Essay

First Prize: "From the Outlands with Love" by Lakambini A. Sitoy

Second Prize: "Metaphor Man and Migrant, I" by Aurelio S. Agcaoili

Third Prize: "Thorn" by Maria Angela Nicole S. Perreras

One-Act Play

First Prize: "First Snow of November" by Alfonso I. Dacanay

Second Prize: "Children of the Sea" by Glenn Sevilla Mas

Third Prize: "Welcome to Intelstar" by Christopher D. Martinez

Full Length Play

First Prize: "In the Land of the Giants" by Glenn Sevilla Mas

Second Prize: "Jyan Ken Pon" by Ma. Clarissa N. Estuar

Third Prize: "Something Happened" by Allan Lopez

Iloko Short Story

First Prize: "Goyo: Ti Dangadang iti Rabaw ti Ulep" by Danilo B. Antalan

Second Prize: "Ti Galienera, Ti Ili, ken Tallo A Kronika" by Joel B. Manuel

Third Prize: "Dagiti Dir-i ken Tagay iti Daradara a Bangabanga" by Daniel L. Nesperos

Cebuano Short Story

First Prize: "Balyan" by Macario D. Tiu

Second Prize: "Bangka sa Kinabuhi" by Agustin Pagusara Jr.

Third Prize: "Sesyon" by Josua S. Cabrera

Hiligaynon Short Story

First Prize: "Turagsoy" by Genevieve L. Asenjo

Second Prize: "Kaupod" by Christian F. Emague

Third Prize: "Daguob Sang Dagat" by Lester Mark P. Carnaje

Kabataan Essay

English

First Prize: "Stories" by Patricia Marie I. Ranada

Second Prize: "As Silly As It Gets" by Joan Paula A. Deveraturda

Third Prize: "Learning To Be Filipino" by Katrina G. Gomez

Filipino .

First Prize: "Wahahahahahahahaha" by Kristina D.C. Javier

Second Prize: "Alaala ng Quiapo" by Jamaica Jane J. Pascual

Third Prize: "K" by Arnold Pantaleon Pascua II

References

2005 Palanca Awards Wikipedia

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