1987 Palanca Awards

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1987 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author).
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English division

Novel
*Grand prize: ''“Great Philippine Jungle Energy Café”'' by Alfred A. Yuson

Short story
*First prize: ''“The Flood in Tarlac”'' by Gregorio Brillantes
*Second prize: ''“The Body”'' by Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.
*Third prize: ''“Another Country”'' by Charlson Ong; and ''“The Bird Lover of City Hall”'' by Eli Ang Barroso

Poetry
*First prize: ''“(Instead of a Will These) For All the Loved Ones”'' by Lina Sagaral Reyes; and ''“Peopleness”'' by Merlinda Bobis
*Second prize: ''“Enemigo Mortal”'' by Constantino Tejero; and ''“Hinterland”'' by Edgardo B. Maranan
*Third prize: ''“The Quality of Light (Home Colors, Foreign Hues)”'' by Ma. Fatima V. Lim; and ''“Word Without End”'' by Cesar Ruiz Aquino

Essay
*First prize: ''“The Legacy of the Old-Chinese Merchants of Manila”'' by Wilson Lee Flores
*Second prize: ''“Dislocation”'' by Danton R. Remoto
*Third prize: ''“Don Jose Ma. Basa, the Untold Saga of an Illustrado Patriot”'' by Wilson Lee Flores; and ''“Gen. Macario Sakay and the Katagalugan Republic vs. the United States”'' by Wilson Lee Flores

One-act play
*First prize: ''“Fiesta”'' by Bobby Flores Villasis
*Second prize: ''“Wish Afternoon in A Slum”'' by Ametta Suarez Taguchi
*Third prize: ''“In Transit”'' by Jose Y. Dalisay Jr.

Full-length play
*First prize: ''“Busman's Holiday”'' by Jessie B. Garcia
*Second prize: ''“Song of the Sparrow”'' by Elsa M. Coscolluela
*Third prize: ''“Cachil Kudarat (Sultan of Mindanao) or Cachil Corrala”'' by Mig Alvarez Enriquez

Filipino division

Novel
*Special mention ''“Mga Aninong Hubad”'' by Cyrus P. Borja; and ''“Mga Limbas sa Lupa ng Muhammad”'' ni Ramon V. Lim

Short story
*First prize: ''“Isang Pook, Dalawang Panahon”'' by Evelyn E. Sebastian
*Second prize: ''“Batang Plantasyon”'' by Cyrus P. Borja
*Third prize: ''“Talinhaga ng Talahib ng Los Indios Bravos”'' by Fidel Rillo, Jr.

Poetry
*First prize: ''“Mga Liham ni Pinay at Iba Pang Tula”'' by Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo
*Second prize: ''“Namulandayan”'' by Edgardo B. Maranan
*Third prize: ''“Bangungot ng Lungsod at Iba pang Tula”'' by Aida Santos Maranan

Essay
*First prize: ''“Lakas ng Libro/Lakas ng Tao: Pagdidiskonstrak sa Teksto ng Pebrero”'' by Isagani R. Cruz
*Second prize: ''“Bulkan, Bundok, Baha”'' by Edgardo B. Maranan
*Third prize: ''“Malay”'' by Emmanuel Mario B Santos ak
Marc Guerrero

One-act play
*First prize: ''“Kinang sa Uling”'' by Ronaldo C. Tumbokon; and ''“Mutya ng Saging”'' by Leoncio P. Deriada
*Second prize: ''“Agunya”'' by Aileen M. Aromin; and “Asawa” by Rolando Dela Cruz and Rene O. Villanueva
*Third prize: ''“Pal”'' by Ronaldo L. Carcamo

Full-length play
*First prize: ''“Marissa”'' by Isagani R. Cruz
*Second prize: ''“Awit ng Adarna”'' by Rene O. Villanueva
*Third prize: ''“Salidumay: Awit sa Apoy”'' by Jose C. Papa

References

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