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61st Palanca Awards
61st Palanca Awards
Date	September 1, 2011
Location	The Peninsula Manila, Makati City, PH

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners for 2011 (rank, name of author, title of winning entry (italicized, in parentheses)). The awarding ceremonies were held on September 1, 2011, at the Peninsula Hotel Manila in Makati City. Guest of Honor and Speaker was National Artist for Literature Francisco Sionil Jose, who was conferred the Gawad Dangal ng Lahi by awards director, Sylvia Palanca - Quirino.

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English Division

Novel

First Prize: "In the Service of Secrets" by Maria Victoria Vega Soliven - Blanco (Marivi Soliven - Blanco)

Judges: Jose Neil C. Garcia (Chairman), Benjamin S. Bautista, Criselda Yabes

Short Story

First Prize: "The Big Man" by Asterio Enrico N. Gutierrez
Second Prize: "Disappearances" by Alexis A. L. Abola
Third Prize: "Prodigal" by Johannes L. Chua

Judges: Dean Francis Alfar (Chairman), Shirley O. Lua, Esther M. Pacheco

Short Story for Children

First Prize: "Tom Yum" by Georgina Veronica G. Alfar (Nikki Alfar)
Second Prize: "Tatay, Through the Wind and the Waves" by Georgianna R. De Vera
Third Prize: "Gagamba, The Spider from the Islands" by Benjamin Pimentel

Judges: Beaulah Pedregosa - Taguiwalo (Chairman), Feny Delos Angeles - Bautista, Luis Joaquin M. Katigbak

Poetry

First Prize: "Maps" by Eliza A. Victoria
Second Prize: "Stones and Other Poems" by Lourdes Marie S. La Viña
Third Prize: "Maguindanao" by Simeon P. Dumdum Jr.

Judges: Mariano 'Marne' L. Kilates (Chairman), Joel M. Toledo, Mikael De Lara Co

Poetry for Children

First Prize: "The Universe and Other Poems" by Cynthia Baculi - Condez
Second Prize: "The Shape of Happiness" by Peter Solis Nery
Third Prize: "The Shaggy Brown Chicken and Other Poems for Children (and for Chicken of All Ages)" by Kris Lanot Lacaba

Judges: Edgardo B. Maranan (Chairman), Maria Elena Paterno - Locsin, Lina B. Diaz de Rivera

Essay

First Prize: "The Return for Home: Memories of Santa Ana Park" by Jennifer Rebecca L. Ortuoste
Second Prize: "The River of Gold" by Jeena Rani Marquez - Manaois
Third Prize: "The Stain of Blackberries" by Rosario Cruz - Lucero

Judges: Federico M. Macaranas(Chairman), Katrina P. Tuvera - Quimbo, Thelma E. Arambulo

One-Act Play

First Prize: "Evening at the Opera" by Florencio 'Floy' C. Quintos
Second Prize: No Winner
Third Prize: No Winner

Judges: Glenn Sevilla Mas (Chairman), Ron Capinding, Josefina Estrella

Full Length Play

First Prize: "A Return Home" by Joshua L. Lim So
Second Prize: "If the Shoe Fits (Or, The Five Men Imelda Marcos Meets in Heaven)" by Peter Solis Nery
Third Prize: "Freshmen" by Jonathan R. Guillermo

Judges: Miguel Faustmann (Chairman), Malou Leviste Jacob, Nestor O. Jardin

^ "2010 Palanca Award winners honored". Philstar.com. 2010-09-01. Archived from the original on 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2010-09-10.

[1] "2010 Palanca Award winners honored". Philstar.com. 2010-09-01. Archived from the original on 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2010-09-10.

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