Sands and Coral, 1976: Silliman University Diamond Jubilee Issue

Sands and Coral is the long-running annual student literary journal of Silliman University, located in Dumaguete City, Philippines. The 1976 edition holds immense institutional and national value as the special "Diamond Jubilee Issue," marking 75 years since the university's founding in 1901. Edited by future literary luminary Leoncio P. Deriada and advised by Rowena L. Tiempo, this volume is formally dedicated to Professor Metta Jacobs Silliman, honoring her decades of building high academic and literary standards at the institution. Functioning as a broad cultural crossroads, the issue brings together landmark creative works from a vast roster of the nation’s finest writers, workshop fellows, and campus mainstays—including Cesar Ruiz Aquino, Ricaredo Demetillo, Luis Cabalquinto, Albert Faurot, Eric Gamalinda, and Aida Rivera-Ford. Published mid-way through the Martial Law period, this volume captures the resilience and maturation of mid-20th-century Philippine creative writing in English, serving as a premier archival testament to why Dumaguete became an enduring sanctuary for national and regional arts.

The book is considered valuable. It is advised that researchers use digital copy rather than physical books for preservation purposes. Author/Creator: Leoncio P. Deriada (Editor); Rowena L. Tiempo (Adviser). Produced under the sponsorship of the Department of English and Literature with contributions from students, faculty, staff, alumni, and National Writers Workshop fellows.