Sands and Coral is the long-running annual student literary journal of Silliman University, situated in Dumaguete City, Philippines. The 1966 edition captures a vital moment of artistic transition and self-reflection within the university’s legendary creative community. Advised by David V. Quemada—then the acting head of the Department of Literature and Creative Writing and director of the 1964 and 1965 Summer Writers' Workshops—the issue features an iconic cover design depicting a road junction. This symbol represents the ideological intersection of the two leading camps in Philippine literature at the time: the traditional and the experimental, with Sands and Coral positioning itself as an impartial home for both. Featuring contributions from notable local figures like Melchizedek Maquiso, Artemio T. Martinez, and Alex C. Ting, this volume documents the institutional history of post-war Philippine creative writing in English. It serves as an invaluable archival record of the intellectual debates and evolving styles that helped establish Dumaguete as a national cultural sanctuary.
Sands and Coral, 1966