List of Awards
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 by Magnificent Four in


1940: “Dear Esmeralda”, a collection of short stories, won the Honorable Mention in the Commonwealth Literary Awards.

1961-62: She took home all the prizes as four of her one-act plays won in the Arena Theater Play Writing Contest.

  • ·         1st prize: “Losers Keepers”
  • ·         2nd prize: “Strangers”
  • ·         3rd prize: “Rice”
  • ·         4th prize: “Beggars”


1961: Her work entitled “With Patches of Many Hues” won the top prize in the Palanca Contest.

1968: “The Knitting Straw”, a short story, won 3rd place in the Palanca Awards.

1974: Her short story entitled “The White Dress” won 2nd place in the Palanca Awards.

References:


"Estrella Alfon Life and Works." Slideshare.net. 2013. Web. 2 March 2013. http://www.slideshare.net/nicoleartuz/estrella-alfon-life-and-works

"A Scribe's Dossier: Estrella D. Alfon." cebubookclub.wordpress.com. 2012. Web. 12 March 2013. https://www.google.com.ph/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&ved=0CFMQFjAE&url=http://cebubookclub.wordpress.com/2012/09/09/estrella-alfon-profile/&ei=_T5BUZzMBemWiQeL4YGoCg&usg=AFQjCNFcWwYK7TlTGqRbv1S85w09n61Hqw&sig2=VZzz2DnSuIanJHbwCaH8gA&bvm=bv.43287494,d.aGc



  1. Unknown August 22, 2013 at 7:42 AM

    Please also include the full text of "The White Dress."

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