Deadline: June 30, 2026
FULL-LENGTH ENTRY FORM
One-act plays
First prize 18,000
Second prize 12,000
Third prize 9,000
Full-length Plays
First prize 21,000
Second prize 14,000
Third prize 9,000
The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards) was established in 1950 to commemorate the memory of Carlos Palanca, Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.
The Palanca Awards aims to develop Philippine Literature in the following manner:By providing incentives for writers to craft their most outstanding literary works;
By being a treasury of the Philippine’s literary gems from our gifted writers; and
To assist in their eventual dissemination to our people, particularly students.
In 1950, the Palanca Awards called on Filipino fictionists to weave their best short story in either English or Filipino.
In the ONE-ACT PLAY/DULANG MAY ISANG YUGTO categories, an entry must be of sufficient length to approximate a performance time of forty-five (45) minutes and must include a separate one-page synopsis.
The theme is open and free.
7. In the FULL-LENGTH PLAY/DULANG GANAP ANG HABA categories, an entry must consist of two (2) or more acts and must include a separate one-page synopsis.
All entries MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE through the official CPMA website: www.palancaawards.com.ph –
please follow the instructions under the Contest page. Printed and/or email submissions WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED.
F. ENTRY CONDITIONS
1. Authors may submit only one (1) entry per category; however, they may submit entries across multiple categories, provided that each entry is distinct.
2. An entry or excerpt thereof, may only be submitted in one (1) category and may not be entered in any other category.
3. A translation of an entry submitted in one (1) division shall not be eligible in any other division.
4. A work which has been awarded a prize in another contest before 12:00 M.N. of 30 June 2026 is not qualified for the awards.
5. Published/produced works which were first published or first produced between 01 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, and/or unpublished/unproduced works, may be entered in the contest. However, for the Novel and Nobela categories, which are opened every other year, authors may submit either published or unpublished works, provided that published entries were first published between 01 June 2024 and 30 June 2026.
AWARDS
One-act plays
First prize 18,000
Second prize 12,000
Third prize 9,000
Full-length Plays
First prize 21,000
Second prize 14,000
Third prize 9,000
The Palanca Awards aims to develop Philippine Literature in the following manner:By providing incentives for writers to craft their most outstanding literary works;
By being a treasury of the Philippine’s literary gems from our gifted writers; and
To assist in their eventual dissemination to our people, particularly students.
In 1950, the Palanca Awards called on Filipino fictionists to weave their best short story in either English or Filipino.