The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 2001 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author): English division Short story First prize: "The Death of Fray Salvador Montano, Conquistador of Negros" by Rosario Lucero Second prize: "White Elephants" by Angelo Rodriguez Lacuesta Third prize: "Lyra" by Lakambini Sitoy Poetry First prize: "Pillage and Other Poems" by Alfred Yuson Second prize: "The Shortest Distance" by Conchitina Cruz Third prize: "To The Dreamer of Last Things" by John Labella Short story for children First prize: "Apo Mayor" by Grace Chong Second prize: "The Ghost of Maria Matalas" by Irene Limpe Third prize: "Nor Has Ear Heard" by Marie Louise Kalaw Santos Essay First prize: "Cogito Ergo Sum, or What I Know for Sure I Learned from Science" by Queena Lee-Chua Second prize: "Lengua Estopado Does Not Mean Stupid Language" by Ernie Zarate Third prize: "Satellite of Hate" by Tad Ermitano Full Length Play First prize: "Maragtas: How Kapinangan Tricked Sumakwel Thrice" by Leoncio Deriada Second prize: "The Dreamweavers" by Rodolfo Vera Third prize: "War Booty" by Christopher Gozum ?? One-act play First prize: No winner Second prize: "In The Gray" by Glenn Sevilla Mas Third prize: No winner Future Fiction First prize: "Turtle Season" by Timothy Montes Second prize: "Past Forward" by Maria Fres-Felix Third prize: "The Third Placed Coming" by Antonio Hidalgo Filipino division Short story in Filipino First prize: "Ang Apo ni Lola Soledad" by Edgardo Maranan Second prize: "Ang Baliw ng Bayan ng Sili" ni Roy V. Aragon Third prize: "Kalayo" by Gil Olea Mendoza Poetry in Filipino First prize: "Mga Lagot na Liwanag" Michael Coroza Second prize: "Nakatanim ng Granada Ang Diyos" by Rebecca Anonuevo Third prize: "Ang Paghagilap sa Karaniwan" by Eugene Evasco Short story for children in Filipino First prize: "Sandosenang Sapatos" by Dr. Luis Gatmaitan Second prize: "Ang Madyik ni Paolo" by Glenda Oris Third prize: "Ang Mahiwagang Kahon" by Dencel Limbo-Aquino Essay in Filipino First prize: "Mga Pilat Sa Pilak" by Eugene Evasco Second prize: "Ang Kumbento, Ang Aklatan at Ang Casa Tribunal ng Candon" by Reynaldo Duque Third prize: "Sari-Saring Paninda" by Jing Castro Panganiban Future Fiction in Filipino First prize: "Ampalaya" by Reuel Molina Aguila Second prize: "Ima" by Jimmuel Naval Third prize: "Ang Pamilyang Kumakain ng Lupa" by Khavn De La Cruz Full-length play in Filipino First prize: "Last Order sa Penguin" by Chris Martinez Second prize: