1985 Palanca Awards

The 35th 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 1985 winners were divided into ten categories, open only to English and Filipino short story, poetry, essay, one-act play, and full-length play:

English Division

Short Story

First Prize: Eli Ang Barroso, “A Nobel Prize for Jorge Luis Borges”
Second Prize: No Winner
Third Prize: Charlson Ong, “Men of the East”

Poetry

First Prize: Alfred A. Yuson, “Dream of Knives”
Second Prize: Eric Gamalinda, “Ara Vos Prec”
Third Prize: Juaniyo Arcellana, “In the South Country”

Essay

First Prize: Conrado De Quiros, “Micro Sense, Macro Madness”
Second Prize: Gregorio C. Brillantes, “In Memory of Rizal, In Remembrance of Madrid”
Third Prize: Alfred A. Yuson, “A Filipino Poet's Tokyo”

One-Act Play

First Prize: Jorge Hernandez, “El Sentido del Indio”
Second Prize: Elsa M. Coscolluela, “First Fruits”
Third Prize: Herminia Sison, “Blessed are the Poor”

Full-Length Play

First Prize: No Winner
Second Prize: No Winner
Third Prize: Felix A. Clemente, “The Maragondon Conspiracy”

Filipino Division

Maikling Kwento

First Prize: Ernie Yang, “Unang Binyag”
Second Prize: Danilo Consumido, “Mga Lamat ng Moog”
Third Prize: Lamberto E. Antonio, “Alitaptap sa Gabing Maunos”

Tula

First Prize: Mike L. Bigornia, “Puntablangko”
Second Prize: Lamberto E. Antonio, “Pagsalubong sa Habagat”
Third Prize: Alfredo N. Salanga, “Etsetera”

Sanaysay

Special Prizes:

Dulang May Isang Yugto

First Prize: No Winner
Second Prize: No Winner
Third Prize: No Winner
Honorable Mention: Vergel A. Ramos, “Experimento”

Dulang Ganap ang Haba

First Prize: Jose C. Papa, “Sandatahan”
Second Prize: Bienvenido Noriega Jr., “Pansamantalang Dilim”
Third Prize: Roberto Jose De Guzman, “Martir”