Historical Description: Sands & Coral is the long-running annual student literary journal of Silliman University, situated in Dumaguete City, Philippines. The 1997 edition captures a key moment of generational transition and artistic consolidation within the university's world-renowned creative community at the close of the twentieth century. Under the editorial leadership of Sheilfa B. Alojamiento and guided by an advisory board of distinguished campus writers—including iconic fictionists César Ruiz Aquino and Timothy R. Montes—this volume highlights the university's enduring reputation as a premier regional sanctuary for creative expression in English. Featuring a robust selection of poetry, prose, and localized narratives from emerging student talents alongside established figures such as Anthony L. Tan, Angeline A. Valencia, and Miguel Angel Ybañez, the publication preserves the evolving stylistic trends and intellectual dialogues of the post-war Philippine literary tradition. This volume remains an irreplaceable archival record of the academic vitality and structural continuity that sustained Dumaguete’s legacy as a foundational anchor for national letters.
Sands and Coral, 1997