1965 Palanca Awards

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in 1965 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author).

English division

Short story

• First Prize: “Doña Jeronima” by Nick Joaquin
• Second Prize: “The Enchanted Plant” by Bienvenido Santos
• Third Prize: “Naked Song” by Almatita Tayo

Poetry

• First Prize: “Godkissing Carrion” by Epifanio San Juan Jr.
• Second Prize: “A Group of Poems” by Emmanuel Torres
• Third Prize: “A Group of Poems” by Valdemar Olaguer

One-Act Play

• First Prize: “No Sadder Race” by Nestor Torre Jr.
• Second Prize: “The Mouth is an Open Wound” by Jesus T. Peralta
• Third Prize: “Lust is a Four-letter Word” by Mar V. Puatu

Filipino division

Short story

• First Prize: "Landas sa Bahaghari" by Benjamin P. Pascual
• Second Prize: "Kamatayan sa Dilim at Ulan" by Eli Ang Barroso
• Third Prize: "Mga Luha ni Leila" by Bayani De Leon

Poetry

• First Prize: "Sa Pagkaparool" by Ruben Vega
• Second Prize: "Mga Sugat ng Siglo" by Teo S. Baylen
• Third Prize: "Makiling" by Gonzalo Flores

One-Act Play

• First Prize: Mga Yagit" by Edgardo M. Reyes
• Second Prize: "Maskara" by Pablo M. Cuasay
• Third Prize: "Ang Taksil" by Agapito M. Joaquin