1953 Palanca Awards

3rd Palanca Memorial Awards
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The 3rd Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Carlos T. Palanca, Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.^[1]

• First Prize: Andres Cristobal Cruz, "The Quarrel"
• Second Prize: N.V.M. Gonzales, "Lupo and the River"
• Third Prize: Rony V. Diaz, "The Centipede"

• First Prize: Buenaventura S. Medina Jr., "Kapangyarihan"
• Second Prize: Hilario Coronel, "Ang Anluwage"
• Third Prize: Ponciano B. Pineda, "Malalim ang Gabi"

• "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1953". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2009-10-23.