The 7th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.^[1]

LIST OF WINNERS

The 1957 winners, the seventh recipients of the awards, were divided into four categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] short story and one-act play:

English Division

Short Story

• First Prize: Juan C. Tuvera, "High Into Morning"
• Second Prize: Rony V. Diaz, "The Treasures"
• Third Prize: Gilda Cordero Fernando, "Sunburn"

One-Act Play

• First Prize: Jesus T. Peralta, "Play the Judas"
• Second Prize: Alberto S. Florentino Jr., "The Dancers"
• Third Prize: Isabel Taylor Escoda, "The Efficiency Expert"

Filipino Division

Maikling Kwento

• First Prize: Pedro S. Dandan, "Sugat ng Digma"
• Second Prize: Buenaventura S. Medina Jr., "Punong-kahoy"
• Third Prize: Eduardo B. Reyes, "Pag-uugat ... Pagsusupling"

Dulang May Isang Yugto

• Consolation Prizes:

Deogracias Tigno Jr., "Aling Poling"

Fernando L. Samonte, "Baril at Kaligtasan"

Alejandro G. Abadilla and Elpidio P. Kapulong, "Daloy ng Buhay"

Pablo M. Cuasay, "Kamay na Bakal"

Emmanuel H. Borlaza, "May Pangako ang Bukas"