1972 Palanca Awards

The 22nd Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.
LIST OF WINNERS
The 1972 winners were divided into six categories, open only to English and Filipino short story, poetry, and one-act play:

English Division

Short Story

First Prize: N.V.M. Gonzales, "The Tomato Game"
Second Prize: Gregorio Brillantes, "The Apollo Centennial"
Third Prize: Elsa M. Coscolluela, "After This, Our Exile"

Poetry

First Prize: Virginia Moreno, "Batik Maker and Other Poems"
Second Prize: Artemio Tadena, "The Edge of the Wind"
Third Prize: Federico Licsi Espino Jr., "Tinikling: A Sheaf of Poems"

One-Act Play

First Prize: Jesus T. Peralta, "Grave for Blue Flowers"
Second Prize: Manuel M. Martell, "The Undiscovered Country"
Third Prize: Elsa M. Coscolluela, "The Renegade"

Filipino Division

Maikling Kwento

First Prize: Wilfredo Pa. Virtusio, "Si Loleng Marya Kapra, Mga Araw at Gabi at ang Bukang Liwayway sa Kanyang Buhay"
Second Prize: Norma Miraflor, "Kumpisal"
Third Prize: Fanny A. Garcia, "Sandaang Damit"

Tula

Special Prizes:

Dulang May Isang Yugto

First Prize: Rosauro Dela Cruz, "Ang Unang Pagtatanghal ng 'Ang Huling Pasyon ni Hermano Pule'"
Second Prize: Rolando S. Tinio, "Ang Katwiran ay Katwiran"
Third Prize: Rey Dela Cruz, "Kumbensiyon ng mga Halimaw"