50th Palanca Awards | |
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Date | September 1, 2000 |
Location | The Peninsula Manila, Makati, Philippines |
The 50th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held on September 1, 2000, 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 saw the inclusion of a new a new category, Future Fiction, open for short stories that deal with the future of the Philippines or the future of Philippine writing, in English and Filipino.[1]
Roberto T. Añonuevo, Jose Y. Dalisay Jr., and Edgardo B. Maranan were this year's Palanca Hall of Fame awardees. Añonuevo clinched his fifth first prize for “Ang Resureksiyon” under the Sanaysay category. Dalisay clinched his fifth first prize for “The Woman in the Box” under the Short Story category. And Maranan clinched his fifth first prize for “Tabon and Other Poems” under the Poetry category. The award is given to writers who have won five first places in any category.[2]
The 2000 winners are divided into four categories: