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Palanca prizes for novel chosen from record number of entries
By BEA CUPIN, GMA News
(Updated 10:33 p.m.) The novel is alive and well in the Philippines, just going by the record number of entries that vied for The Carlos Palanca Memorial Award Grand Prize for the Novel. An Ateneo faculty member won in the Filipino division, while a San Diego-based writer got the award in English, the Palanca awards organizers announced Thursday. The Palanca Memorial Awards are considered the nation's most prestigious prizes for writing and are given annually in a broad range of categories. But the awards for the novel are given only every three years. From a pool of 57 manuscripts, 84 percent more than the number of novels submitted in 2008, emerged the two winners: Ateneo de Manila University faculty member Allan Alberto N. Derain won The Carlos Palanca Memorial Award Grand Prize for the Novel in Filipino for his "Ang Banal na Aklat ng Kumag." San Diego-based writer and former University of the Philippines (Diliman) faculty member Maria Victoria "Marivi" Soliven Blanco won for her entry "In the Service of Secrets." Blanco now has three Palancas while Derain has four, although the ones they won Thursday night were the biggest of all. Blanco's first two were in 1992, second prize in the short story for children (English) for Chun, and 1993, second prize in the same category for The Pillow Cat. Derain's first was in 2006 when he won third prize for Ang Regalo ng Taong Ibon in the Short Story for Children category. The following year he won the first prize for Maikling Kuwento for his short story Paputian ng Laba. Winners in other categories According to the Palanca Foundation, records were also set for the Kabataan Essay division, for which authors submitted 65 entries â109 percent more than last yearâs entries. The Kabataan Essay division is open to young writers 18 and below. This year's Kabataan Essay theme for the English category was "What is the most valuable lesson I learned from the Internet?" and "Ano ang pinakamahalagang aral ang aking natutunan mula sa Internet?" for the Filipino category. The various categories in the Filipino Division and the respective winners are:
- Dulaang Pampelikula 1st- Lemuel E. Garcellano for âTru Lab" 2nd- T-Jay K. Medina for âHuling Isang Taon" 3rd- Helen V. Lasquite for âEmmanuel"
- Dulaang Ganap ang Haba 1st- Rodolfo Vera for âPaalam Señor Soledad" 2nd- Liza Magtoto for âTamala" 3rd- Joshua L. Lim So for âPanahon ng Sampung Libong Libo"
- Dulaang May Isang Yugto 1st- Remi Karen M. Velasco for âOndoy: Ang Buhay ng Bubong" 2nd- Layeta P. Bucoy for âEl Galeon De Simeon" 3rd- Bernardo O. Aguay, Jr. for âPosporo"
- Kabataan Sanaysay 1st- Mary Amie Gelina E. Dumatol for âAng Makulit, ang Mapagtanong, at ang Mundo ng Kasagutan" 2nd- Abegail Joy Y. Lee for âNang Maging Mendiola ko ang Internet Dahil Kay Mama" 3rd- Ma. Bettina Clare N. Camacho for âIsang Pindot ng Kamalayan"
- Tula 1st- Enrique S. Villasis for âAgua" 2nd- Rosmon M. Tuazon for âMga Nakaw na Linya" 3rd- Christopher B. Nuyles for âIlang Taga Hinngil sa Daangbakal at iba pang tula"
- Tulang Pambata 1st- Marcel I. Milliam for âAko ang Bida" 2nd- Eugene Y. Evasco for âIsang Mabalahibong Bugtong" 3rd- John Enrico C. Torralba for âManghuhuli Ako ng Sinag ng Araw"
- Maikling Kwento 1st- No Winner 2nd- No Winner 3rd- Michael S. Bernaldez for âMetro Gwapo"
- Maikling Kwentong Pambata 1st- Segundo Matias for âAlamat ng Duhat" 2nd- Joachim Emilio B. Antonio for âSa tapa ng Tindahan ni Mang Teban" 3rd- Christian Torcedicillas for âSi Inda, Ang Manok at ang mga Lamang-Lupa"
- Sanaysay 1st-Bernadette V. Neri for âAng Pag-uwi ng Alibughang Anak ng Lupa" 2nd- Rosario Torres-Yu for âNagbibihis na ang Nanay" 3rd- Nancy Kimuell-Gabriel for âKubeta"
- Full-length Play 1st- Joshua L. Lim So for âA Return Home" 2nd- Peter Solis Neri for âIf The Shoe Fits" 3rd- Jonathan R. Guillermo for âFreshmen"
- One-act Play 1st- Floy C. Quintos for âEvening at the Opera" 2nd- No Winner 3rd- No Winner
- Short Story 1st- Asterio Enrico N. Gutierrez for âThe Big Man" 2nd- Alexis A.L. Abola for âDisappearance" 3rd- Johannes L. Chua for âProdigal"
- Short Story for Children 1st- Georgina Veronica (Nikki) Alfar for âTom Yum" 2nd- Georgianna R. de Vera for âTatay, Through Wind and Waves" 3rd- Benjamin Pimentel for âGagamba, the Spider from the Islands" Pimentel is a blogger with GMA News Online and a columnist of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- Poetry 1st- Eliza A. Victoria for âMaps" 2nd- Lourdes Marie S. La Viña for âStones and Other Poems" 3rd- Simeon P. Dumdum, Jr. for âMaguindanao"
- Poetry for Children 1st- Cynthia Baculi-Condez for âThe Universe and Other Poems" 2nd- Peter Solis Nery for âThe Shape of Happiness" 3rd- Kris Lanot Lacaba for âThe Shaggy Brown Chicken and Other Poems for Children (and for chickens of all ages)"
- Essay 1st- Jennifer Rebecca L. Ortuoste for âThe Turn sa Punoan ng Nangka sa Hinablayan" 2nd- Jeena Rani Marquez-Manaois for âThe River of Gold" 3rd- Rosario Cruz-Lucero for âThe Stain and Blackberries"
- Kabataan Essay 1st- Mariah Cristelle F. Reodica for âThe Golden Mean" 2nd- Scott Lee Chua for âOf Pixels and Power" 3rd- Leo Francis F. Abot for âGods of the Internet"
- Short Story (Cebuano) 1st- Richel G. Dorotan for âAng Tawo sa Punoan ng Nangka sa Hinablayan" 2nd- Errol A. Merquita for âIsla Verde" 3rd- Macario D. Tiu for âBlack Pearl"
- Short Story (Iluko) 1st- Ariel S. Tabag for âSaddam" 2nd- Juan A. Asuncion for âAyuno" 3rd- Norberto D. Bumanglag, Jr. for âTi Agdamdamli"
- Short Story (Hiligaynon) 1st- Peter Solis Nery for âDonato Bugtot" 2nd- Alice Tan Gonzales for âKahapunanon sa Laguerta ni Alberto"
- 3rd- Kizza Grace F. Gardoce for âPabalon" â ELR/VS/HS, GMA News
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