Palanca Awards announces deadline for submission of entries
MANILA, Philippines - The 59th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards) announces that the deadline for submission of entries for the annual literary contest is 12 midnight of April 30.
The country’s most prestigious and longest-running award giving body opened this year’s competition with the addition of two new categories — Poetry Written for Children in the English Division and Tulang Isinulat Para sa mga Bata in the Filipino division. These are on top of the original categories under which writers may submit their works, namely: Short Story, Short Story for Children, Essay, Poetry, One-Act Play, Full-length Play, and Screenplay. Each author, however, may submit only one entry per category.
Works may be submitted in either English or Filipino for all categories except Screenplay, which is open only in the Filipino division, while the Regional Languages (Hiligaynon, Iluko and Cebuano) division is open only in the Short Story category.
This year’s Kabataan Essay theme in the English category is “How can the Filipino youth help build a globally competitive nation?” and in the Filipino category, “Paano makatutulong ang kabataang Filipino sa pagtataguyod ng isang maunlad na bansa na maihahanay sa mga nangungunang bayan sa buong mundo?”
The contest is open to all Filipino (or former Filipino) citizens, except current officers and employees of its organizing body, the Carlos Palanca Foundation Inc. Contest rules and official entry forms are available at Palanca Awards’ official website, www.palancaawards.com.ph.
Entries with complete requirements may be submitted to the Foundation’s office at the sixth floor, One World Square Bldg., 10 Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Hill Town Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City or may also be entered online through the Palanca Awards website or sent through e-mail at palancaawards@yahoo.com.
For information, call 856-0808.
