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- English Division
- Filipino (Tagalog) Division More winners by year
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The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winners in the year 1956 (rank, title of winning entry, name of author). English DivisionShort Story- First Prize: "The Trap" by Kerima Polotan Tuvera
- Second Prize: "The Transfer" by Bienvenido Santos
- Third Prize: "The Lost Ones" by S.V. Epistola
One-Act Play- First Prize: "New Yorker in Tondo" by Marcelino Agana Jr.
- Second Prize: "Island of the Heart" by Wilfrido D. Nolledo
- Third Prize: "The Strike" by Isabel Taylor Escoda
Filipino (Tagalog) DivisionShort Story in Filipino- First Prize: No winner
- Second Prize: "Lupa, Ulan at Supling" by Martin Del Rosario
- Third Prize: "Mga Butil, Mga Busal" by Pedrito Salazar
One-Act Play in Filipino- First Prize: "Karalitaan" by Ruben Vega
- Second Prize: "Bakas ng Kahapon" by Gregorio De Vega
- Third Prize: "Kidnapped" by Deogracias Tigno Jr.
More winners by year{{Palanca Awards}}References- {{cite web|title=The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature | Winners 1956 |url=http://www.geocities.com/palanca_awards/1956.html |work= |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5kkmF8OK5?url=http://www.geocities.com/palanca_awards/1956.html |archivedate=2009-10-24 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
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