The 5th 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.[1]
LIST OF WINNERS
The 1955 winners, the fifth recipients of the awards, were divided into four categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] short story and one-act play:
English Division
Short Story
First Prize: Juan C. Tuvera, "Ceremony"
Second Prize: Edith L. Tiempo, "The Dam"
Third Prize: Virgilio R. Samonte, "The Other Woman"
One-Act Play
First Prize: Magtanggol Asa, "The Long Dark Night"
Second Prize: Antonio O. Bayot, "Among the Faithless"