Kristian Sendon Cordero writes as a poet, novelist, essayist, translator and independent filmmaker in three Philippine languages. The Philippine Daily Inquirer describes Kristian Sendon Cordero as the up-and-coming cultural czar of his home region of Bikol. His bookstore "Savage Mind" and art space "Kamarin" are considered the creative heart of the city, a bastion of free thinking and the soul of the community. In 2017, he received the Southeast Asian Writers Award and was named one of the ten outstanding young men in the Philippines in 2022 for his contribution to art and culture.