1994 Palanca Awards
Encyclopedia
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1994 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author).
Short story for children
Poetry
Essay
One-Act Play
Full-length Play
Short story for children
Poetry
Essay
One-Act Play
Full-length Play
Teleplay
Screenplay
English division
Short story- First Prize: “The Flight” by Katrina Tuvera
- Second Prize: “Sanded Soles” by Ma. Romina Gonzales
- Third Prize: “Black” by Jessica Zafra
Short story for children
- First Prize: “What is Serendipity?” by Muriel Macaraig
- Second Prize: “The Dream Weavers” by Ma. Carla Pacis
- Third Prize: “Veronica” by Marilen Cawad
Poetry
- First Prize: “Journey to Luna and Other Poems of Passage” by Ma. Luisa A. Igloria; and “The Link Immemorial” by Clovis Nazareno
- Second Prize: “Enkanto” by Ma. Luisa A. Igloria; and “Every Day Things” by Fidelito Cortes
- Third Prize: “Random Access Memories” by Alma Aileen Joy S. Anonas; “The Leavings of Family and Lovers” by Leigh Reyes; and “The Most Careful of Stars” by Ruel S. De Vera
Essay
- First Prize: “Reclaiming Vanished Geographies and Identities by Ma. Luisa A. Igloria
- Second Prize: “The Ludic Pleasures of Eating Words” by Marjorie Evasco
- Third Prize: “Bodies, Letters, Catalogues; Filipinas in Transnational Space” by Roland Tolentino; and “Orlando Nadres and the Politics of Homosexual Identity” by J. Neil C. Garcia
One-Act Play
- First Prize: “In the Works Department” by Nicolas B. Pichay
- Second Prize: “Loving Toto” by Dean Francis AlfarDean Francis AlfarDean Francis Alfar , is a Filipino playwright, novelist and writer of speculative fiction. His plays have been performed in venues across the country, while his articles and fiction have been published both in his native Philippines and abroad, such as in Strange Horizons, Rabid Transit, The...
- Third Prize: “Caves” by Bobby Flores Villasis; and “T.G.I.F.” by Corinna Esperanza A. Nuqui
Full-length Play
- First Prize: No winner
- Second Prize: “Island” by Dean Francis AlfarDean Francis AlfarDean Francis Alfar , is a Filipino playwright, novelist and writer of speculative fiction. His plays have been performed in venues across the country, while his articles and fiction have been published both in his native Philippines and abroad, such as in Strange Horizons, Rabid Transit, The...
- Third Prize: “Sky Legends” by Rodolfo C. Vera
- Honorable Mention: “Broken Icons” by Al Claude Evangelio; and “The Paraplegics” by Edilberto K. TiempoEdilberto K. TiempoEdilberto Kaindong Tiempo , also known as E.K. Tiempo, was a Filipino writer and professor. He and his wife, Edith L. Tiempo, are credited by Silliman University with establishing "a tradition in excellence in creative writing and the teaching of literacy craft which continues to this day" at that...
Filipino division
Short story- First Prize: “Ang Pangangaluluwa” by Jimmuel C. Naval
- Second Prize: "Pinsan" by Eli Rueda Guieb III
- Third Prize: “Mga Kagilagilalas na Kababalaghan sa Ilang” by Levy Balgos Dela Cruz
Short story for children
- First Prize: “Si Duglahi, Isang Patak ng Dugo” by Luis P. Gatmaitan
- Second Prize: “Si Pinky, Si Tsinita, Si Rita Ritz at si Barbie” by Simplicio Bisa
- Third Prize: “Dagat sa Kama ni Troy” by Rene O. Villanueva
Poetry
- First Prize: “Kalatong at Iba pang Himig ng Paglalakbay” by Roberto T. Añonuevo; and “Sa Kandungan ng Cordillera at iba pang Tula” by Romulo P. Baquiran Jr.
- Second Prize: “Huling Hirit ni San Jose at Iba pang Tula” by German V. Gervacio
- Third Prize: “Kay Tu Fu na Makauunawa sa Hindi Ko Babanggitin sa mga Taludtod na Ito” by Benilda S. Santos; and “Mga Tula sa Sandali ng Tunggali” by Roberto Ofanda Umil
Essay
- First Prize: “Dalawang Alon sa Iisang Agos” by Buenaventura S. Medina Jr.
- Second Prize: “Saling-Talinhaga: Pagsilang, Pagdayo, Pagbabalik” by Buenaventura S. Medina Jr.
- Third Prize: “Hunab Kurditan, Sugilanong Lubad Atbp" by Nilo Ocampo
One-Act Play
- First Prize: “Ambon ng Kristal” by Elmer Gatchalian
- Second Prize: “Ang Dating Magkasintahan” ni Jose Bernard Capino; and "Buwan, Salawahang Buwan" by Rodolfo R. Lana Jr.
- Third Prize: “Dobol” by Rene O. Villanueva; and “Taguan sa Ulan” by Blaise Rogel Gacoscos
Full-length Play
- First Prize: “Kalantiaw” by Rene O. Villanueva
- Second Prize: “Lutong Bahay” by Glecy C. Atienza
- Third Prize: “Mga Estranghero at Ang Gabi” by Rodolfo R. Lana Jr.
Teleplay
- First Prize: “Maulap ang Langit sa Kanluran” by Ella N. Madrigal
- Second Prize: “Sayaw ng Kamatayan” by Levy Balgos Dela Cruz
- Third Prize: "Hello... Paalam" by Fanny A. Garcia; and “Isang Araw sa Isang Bahay Ampunan” ni Evelyn Estrella-Sebastian
Screenplay
- First Prize: “Kulay Luha ang Pag-ibig” by Rolando S. Tinio
- Second Prize: “Ang Babae sa Burol” by Alfred Adlawan; and “Ang Lalakeng Nangarap Maging Anghel Ngunit...” by Lito Casaje by
- Third Prize: “Bonsai” by Elsa Martinez Coscolluela; and “Dayo” by Ramon Felipe Sarmiento