The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1952 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author). English division Short story First prize: "The Virgin" by Kerima Polotan Second prize: "Children of the Ash-covered Loam" by N.V.M. Gonzales Third prize: "Even Purple Hearts" by Bienvenido N. Santos Filipino (Tagalog) division Short story in Filipino First prize: "Kahiwagaan" by Pablo N. Bautista Second prize: "Kamatayan sa Gulod" by M.J. Ocampo Third prize: "Pagbabalik" by Genoveva Edroza Matute References Palanca Awards 1952 literary awards