SUMMARY
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
Contest deadline is on April 30, 2013.
To avoid the rush and to ensure that entries will make it to the contest deadline at midnight of April 30, 2013, the Carlos Palanca Foundation, sponsor and organizer of the 63rd Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards), is encouraging participants not to wait for the eleventh hour to email or submit their entries for this year’s competition.
Entries with complete requirements may be submitted at the Foundation’s Research Facility office at the 6th Floor, Unit 603 Park Trade Center Bldg. 1716 Investment Drive, Madrigal Business Park, Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa City with telephone number (02) 511-0003, or at Unit 3-G, 3/F, One Palanca Land (OPL) Bldg., C. Palanca St., Legaspi Village, Makati City with telephone number (02) 843-8277. Entries may also be entered online through the Palanca Awards website, except for Novel, Nobela and Dulang Pampelikula.
The literary contest is open to all Filipino (or former Filipino) citizens, except current officers and employees of Carlos Palanca Foundation, Inc. Contest rules and official entry forms are available at Palanca Awards’ official website.
The contest is open in the following categories:
- English Division – Novel, Short Story, Short Story for Children, Essay, Poetry, Poetry for Children, One-Act Play, and Full-length Play;
- Filipino Division – Nobela, Maikling Kuwento, Maikling Kuwentong Pambata, Sanaysay, Tula, Tulang Pambata, Dulang May Isang Yugto, Dulang Ganap ang Haba, and Dulang Pampelikula;
- Regional Languages Division – Short Story-Cebuano, Short Story-Hiligaynon and Short Story-Iluko.
The Palanca Awards is also accepting essays under the Kabataan Division – its special division for young writers below 17 years old. This year’s Kabataan Essay theme for the English category is “What is the Role of Literature in the Development of a Nation?” and “Ano ang Papel na Ginagampanan ng Panitikan sa Pag-unlad ng Isang Bansa?” for the Filipino category.
Each contestant is allowed to submit only one entry per category.
For further information, email cpawards@palancaawards.com.ph.
Source: Palanca press release
Image via Shutterstock
Add a comment
How does this make you feel?
Loading
There are no comments yet. Add your comment to start the conversation.