Includes bibliographical references.

J. Neil C. Garcia -- Jose Garcia Villa -- Bienvenido N. Santos -- NVM Gonzales -- Nick Joaquin -- Edith L. Tiempo -- Lina Espina Moore -- Emigdio Alvarez Enriquez -- Juan T. Gatbonton -- Gilda Cordero Fernando -- Ophelia Alcantara Dimalanta -- Paulino M. Lim, Jr. -- Leoncio P. Deriada -- Gemino H. Abad -- Federico Licsi Espino, Jr. -- Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo -- Paul Stephen Lim -- Elsa Martinez Coscolluela -- Jaime An Lim -- Ninotchka Rosca -- Jessie B. Garcia -- Charlson Ong -- Boots S. Agbayani Pastor -- Marivi Soliven Blanco -- Honorio Bartolome De Dios -- Katrina Tuvera -- Bino A. Realuyo -- R. Zamora Linmark.

Aura gathers together in one volume the best gay-themed short stories and novel excerpts from the Philippines' best fictionists in English. As the critical introduction puts it, ascertaining the presence of the "gay theme"--which is to say, the literary imaging of male homosexuality in our country's anglophone traditions--is strictly a matter of textual interpretation, which needs to be mindful of historical context. Includes works by Jose Garcia Villa, Nick Joaquin, Edith L. Tiempo, Ophelia Alcantara-Dimalanta, Gilda Cordero Fernando, R. Zamora Linmark, Ninotchka Rosca and Bino A. Realuyo, among other prominent Filipino literary names.