1989 Palanca Awards

The 39th 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. This year saw the inclusion of a new category, Short Story for Children/Maikling Kwentong Pambata, for both the English and Filipino Divisions.
LIST OF WINNERS
The 1989 winners were divided into twelve categories, open only to English and Filipino short story, short story for children, poetry, essay, one-act play, and full-length play:

English Division

Short story

First Prize: César Ruiz Aquino, “Stories”'
Second Prize: Eli Ang Barroso, “Afternoon Fever”
Third Prize: Charlson Ong, “Owl”

Short story for children

First Prize: Gretchen B. Ira, “The Great Green Grove of Ato”
Second Prize: Ma. Elena Paterno-Locsin, “The Boy Who Listened to the Sea”
Third Prize: Amado Lacuesta Jr. and Andrea P. Lacuesta, “The Little Girl Who Saved her Yawn”

Poetry

First Prize: Francis Macansantos, “Poems in Our Own Sweet Country”
Second Prize: Rene Estrella Amper, “All Else is Grass”
Third Prize: Eli Ang Barroso, “Faces and Masks”

Essay

First Prize: Florentino Hornedo, “Discourse of Power in Florante at Laura”
Second Prize: No Winner
Third Prize: Jaime An Lim, “The Changing of the Guard: Three Critical Essays”

One-act play

First Prize: No Winner
Second Prize: Bobby Flores Villasis, “Brisbane”
Third Prize: No Winner

Full-length play

First Prize: Ametta Suarez-Taguchi, “A Time to Love”
Second Prize: Jessie B. Garcia, “Candle in the Wind”
Third Prize: Jomar Fleras, “Angst”

Filipino Division

Maikling Kwento

First Prize: Noel Salonga, “Minero”
Second Prize: Ariel Valerio, “Ikaw, Ang Aking Saksi”
Third Prize: Rowena Festin, “Ulahing”

Maikling Kwentong Pambata

First prize: Edgardo B. Maranan, “Pamana ng Bundok”
Second prize: Pat V. Villafuerte, “Yawyawen: Munting Lam-Ang”
Third prize: Rene O. Villanueva, “Bertdey ni Guido”

Tula

First Prize: Tomas F. Agulto, “Batanes at Iba pang Pulo”
Second Prize: Merlinda Bobis, “Lupang di Hinirang”
Third Prize: Romeo J. Santos, “Ang Aking Mga Kapatid”

Sanaysay

First Prize: Buenaventura S. Medina Jr., “Subersiyon ng Romansa: Kamalayang Balagtas ng Teatro...”
Second Prize: Anacleta Encarnacion, “Ang Abril ng Laksa-laksa Kong Pangarap”
Third Prize: Rolando S. Tinio, “Ang Dula sa Ating Dulaan”

Dulang May Isang Yugto

First Prize: Rolando Dela Cruz, “Gamugamo sa Kanto ng East Avenue”
Second Prize: Ramon C. Jocson, “Bulong-bulongan sa Sangandaan”
Third Prize: Reuel Molina Aguila, “Isang Magsasaka”

Dulang Ganap ang Haba

First Prize: Manuel R. Buising, “Pwera Usog”
Second Prize: Bonifacio Ilagan, “Muling Pag-ibig”
Third Prize: Dennis Marasigan, “Ang Buhay ay Pelikula”