2008 Palanca Awards

58th Palanca Awards
Date	September 1, 2008
Location	The Peninsula Manila, Makati City, Philippines
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The 58th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held on September 1, 2008, at The Peninsula Manila in Makati to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country. This year’s roster of winners almost equally distributed among Palanca veterans (57%) and first-time winners (43%). Done every other three years, the “Novel” was once more part of the 20 categories in this year’s competition. Education Secretary Jesli Lapus of the Department of Education was Guest of Honor and Speaker at this year’s awarding ceremony.

The 2008 winners are divided into four categories:

• Grand Prize: Miguel Syjuco, Ilustrado

• First Prize: Ian Rosales Casocot, "Things You Don’t Know"
• Second Prize: Tara F.T. Sering, "Good People"
• Third Prize: Nadine L. Sarreal, "Night Sounds"

• First Prize: Celestine Marie G. Trinidad, "The Storyteller and the Giant"
• Second Prize: No Winner
• Third Prize: Kathleen Osias, "The Mapangarap and the Dream Trees"

• First Prize: Francis C. Macansantos, "Morphic Variations"
• Second Prize: Anna Maria Katigbak, "Sl(e)ights"
• Third Prize: Marie La Viña, "The Gospel According to the Blind Man"

• First Prize: Jose Claudio B. Guerrero, "Talking to a Fu Dog on a Wedding Afternoon"
• Second Prize: Katrina Stuart Santiago, "Mirrors"
• Third Prize: Jhoanna Lynn Cruz, "Sapay Coma"

• First Prize: Maria Clarissa N. Estuar, "Anybody’s Revolution"
• Second Prize: Percival Intalan, "Secret Identities"
• Third Prize: Joachim Emilio B. Antonio, "Newspaper Dance"

• First Prize: Peter Solis Nery, "The Passion of Jovita Fuentes"
• Second Prize: No Winner
• Third Prize: No Winner

• Grand Prize: Norman Wilwayco, Gerilya

• First Prize: Maria Lucille Roxas, "Game Show"
• Second Prize: Lemuel E. Garcellano, "Anghel Kalahig"
• Third Prize: Rommel B. Rodriguez, "Kabagyan"

• First Prize: No Winner
• Second Prize: April Jade B. Imson, "Si Karding at ang Buwaya"
• Third Prize: Allan Alberto N. Derain, "May Tatlong Kurimaw"

• First Prize: Mikael de Lara Co, "Ang Iba’t-ibang Ngalan ng Hangin"
• Second Prize: Renato L. Santos, "Sari-saring salaghati… (At Good-bye-My-Kangkungan) at Ibang Tula"
• Third Prize: Niles Jordan Breis, "Rubrica mga Lakbay-nilay at Pagbubunyag"

• First Prize: Jing Panganiban-Mendoza, "Ang Pagbabalik ng Prinsesa ng Banyera"
• Second Prize: Eugene Y. Evasco, "Agaw-buhay"
• Third Prize: Michael M. Coroza, "Si Nanay, Si Lolo Ceferino, Ang Lira at Si Eliot, o Ang Henesis ng Aking Pananaludtod"

• First Prize: Floy C. Quintos, "Ang Kalungkutan ng mga Reyna"
• Second Prize: Debbie Ann Tan, "Teroristang Labandera"
• Third Prize: Allan B. Lopez, "Masaganang Ekonomiya"

• First Prize: No Winner
• Second Prize: No Winner
• Third Prize: No Winner

• First Prize: Michiko Yamamoto and Emmanuel Dela Cruz, "1434456: The Singalong Singhs"
• Second Prize: Dennis Marasigan, "Joy"
• Third Prize: Alfred Aloysius Adlawan, "Padyak"

• First Prize: Macario D. Tiu, "Tsuru"
• Second Prize: Edgar S. Godin, "Bingo"
• Third Prize: Lilia Tio, "Sapatos"

• First Prize: Leoncio P. Deriada, "Ang Pagbalik sang Babaylan"
• Second Prize: Alice Tan Gonzales, "Dawata, Anak"
• Third Prize: Marcel Milliam, "Bitay"

• First Prize: Danilo Antalan, "Dangilen"
• Second Prize: Ariel Tabag, "Littugaw"
• Third Prize: Aurelio Agcaoili, "Alegoria Uno"

• First Prize: Miro Frances Dimaano Capili, "Rated X"
• Second Prize: Cristina Gratia F. Tantengco, "Things that Lie Beyond the Postcards"
• Third Prize: Elfermin Manalansan Mallari Jr., "The Roads and Dreams that Meander"

• First Prize: No Winner
• Second Prize: No Winner
• Third Prize: Allen D. Yuarata, "Nang Dumating si Joe"

• "The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 2008". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22.