ABOUT THE BOOK

Introducing “Laut: Stories” – a debut collection of thirteen speculative fiction tales by local Filipina and Palanca Award-winning author, Sigrid Marianne Gayangos. This book takes readers on a journey through the interstices of the city and seaside, where land lovers and sea dwellers coexist and interact in ways that blur the boundaries between reality and imagination.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sigrid was born and raised in Zamboanga City. Her works have been anthologized in Mindanao Odysseys: A Collection of Travel Essays, Fantasy: Fiction for Young Adults, Maximum Volume: Best New Philippine Fiction 3, Philippine Speculative Fiction 12, Cha: An Asian Literary Journal, and Best Small Fictions 2019, among other places. When not busy with her writing, she divides her time between training a bunch of mathletes and making friends with curious sea critters.