1988 Palanca Awards

	1988 Palanca Awards The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1988 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author). __NOTOC__ English division Short story First prize: ''“Our Lady of the Arts and Letters”'' by Eli Ang Barroso Second prize: ''“Antonio and His China Wall”'' by Mario Miclat Third prize: ''“Mourning and Weeping in this Valley of Tears”'' by Eric Gamalinda; and ''“The Perpetual Monday Morning in the Life of Jose Sakay”'' by Nowell Danao Poetry First prize: ''“Poems for Amina”'' by Merlie Alunan Second prize: ''“Patria Y Muerte”'' by Eric Gamalinda; ''“Secret of Graphite”'' by Ramon Sunico; and ''“Star Maps and Other Poems”'' by Edgardo B. Maranan Third prize: ''“Horns of the World”'' by Clovis Nazareno; ''“Nude”'' by Benilda S. Santos; and ''“Poems for Three Friends”'' by Elson Elizaga Essay First prize: ''“A Sort of Life by the Seawall”'' by Tezza Parel Second prize: ''“Deconstructing America: America Thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards For Literature The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, popularly known as the Palanca Awards, are a set of literary awards for Philippine writers. Usually referred to as the "Pulitzer Prize of the Philippines", it is the country's highest literary honor in terms of prestige. Winning works are entered in the competition either as previously published pieces or in manuscript form. The Palanca Awards, organized by the Carlos Palanca Foundation, is one of the Philippines' longest-running awards programs. It was named after Carlos Palanca Sr. History Palanca Awards was established in 1950 to inspire and recognize Philippine writers, including poets, playwrights and screenwriters, and writers for children. In the 1960s, the Palanca Awards Committee started to fund the publication of Palanca Award-winning plays, and production funds were committed in 1975. In 2009, it added a category for poetry for children, in both Filipino language, Tagalog and English. Categories Starting on the 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Eric Gamalinda Mario Eric Gamalinda (born October 14, 1956 in Quezon City, Philippines) is a poet, fiction writer, playwright, and experimental filmmaker. Recognition for his work includes a New York State Council of the Arts grant for film and media 014 the Cultural Center of the Philippines Independent Film and Video Awards 004 the Asian American Literary Award and the Alice James Books New York/New England Selection for ''Zero Gravity'' oems, 2000 the New York Foundation for the Arts iction, 1998 the Philippine Centennial Literary Prize for '' My Sad Republic'' ovel, 1998 the Philippine National Book Award twice for ''Planet Waves'' ovel, 1990and ''My Sad Republic'' 000 and the Asiaweek Short Story Competition 985 He has also won the Philippines’ top literary prize, the Palanca Memorial Awards, several times for poetry, fiction, non-fiction and playwriting. He was a featured poet in The Dodge Festival's Poets Among Us program in 1996. In 2009, his novel, ''The Descartes Highlands'', w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elsa Martinez Coscolluela Elsa Martinez De Coscolluela is a Filipina poet, short-story writer, and playwright from Bacolod. She is married to Jose Orlando H. Coscolluela and has three sons, Jose Orlando Jr, John Paul Rupert, and Jacques Oscar Celerino. She finished her AB and MA for Creative Writing at the Silliman University, a school noted for training writers in the Philippines, and also a doctorate in Language and Literature from the De La Salle University. Her career as a poet lasted between 1965 and 1973 and these poems are published in a book entitled "Katipunera and Other Poems" published in 1998. In 1973 she focused her writing efforts to writing plays and also to pursue an academic career. Her best known play that earned her great acclaim as a playwright is "In My Father's House" which staged production both in the University of the Philippines and the Cultural Center of the Philippines in the year 1988. This play was also the official Philippine entry to the Association of South East Asian Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leoncio P Leoncio or Leôncio is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Leoncio Afonso, (born 1916), Spanish academic in the geography, history and toponymics of the Canary Islands Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias (1874–1951), Peruvian soldier and politician, briefly President of Peru from March 1–5, 1931 Leoncio Basbaum or Leôncio Basbaum (1907–1969), Brazilian Marxist historian Leoncio P. Deriada, Filipino writer Leoncio Evita Enoy (1929–1996), intellectual, painter and writer from Equatorial Guinea Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez (1853–1883), Peruvian mariner Leoncio Lara (best known as Leoncio Lara 'Bon') is a Mexican composer and former rock band member Bárbara Leôncio (born 1991), young Brazilian athlete, world champion in the 200 metres in 2007 Carlos Leôncio de Magalhães (1875–1931), Brazilian farmer and businessman Leoncio Morán Sánchez (born 1966), Mexican politician from the National Action Party Leoncio Alonso González de Gregorio, 22nd Duke of Medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Manuel R Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Portugal Places Manuel, Valencia, a municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain Manuel Junction, railway station near Falkirk, Scotland Other * Manuel (American horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Manuel (Australian horse), a thoroughbred racehorse Manuel and The Music of The Mountains, a musical ensemble ''Manuel'' (album), music album by Dalida, 1974 See also Manny Manny is a common nickname for people with the given name Manuel, Emanuele, Immanuel, Emmanuel, Herman, or Manfred. People Manny Acosta (born 1981), Panamanian pitcher in the Mexican Baseball League * Manny Acta (born 1969), Dominican Maj ... , a common nickname for those named Manuel {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Palanca Awards The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, popularly known as the Palanca Awards, are a set of literary awards for Philippine writers. Usually referred to as the "Pulitzer Prize of the Philippines", it is the country's highest literary honor in terms of prestige. Winning works are entered in the competition either as previously published pieces or in manuscript form. The Palanca Awards, organized by the Carlos Palanca Foundation, is one of the Philippines' longest-running awards programs. It was named after Carlos Palanca Sr. History Palanca Awards was established in 1950 to inspire and recognize Philippine writers, including poets, playwrights and screenwriters, and writers for children. In the 1960s, the Palanca Awards Committee started to fund the publication of Palanca Award-winning plays, and production funds were committed in 1975. In 2009, it added a category for poetry for children, in both Tagalog and English. Categories Starting on the 60th awards year, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]