Cecilia Brainard with Araceli Lorayes and descendants of early residents of the Parian in Old Cebu.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Yap-Sandiego Museum with Parian Brats!
Cecilia Brainard with Araceli Lorayes and descendants of early residents of the Parian in Old Cebu.
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Forthcoming: CHERISHED: 21 WRITERS ON ANIMALS THEY'VE LOVED AND LOST
I received confirmation from Barbara Abercrombie that my essay about my cat, Kiki, will be part of the collection, "CHERISHED: 21 WRITERS ON ANIMALS THEY'VE LOVED AND LOST (New World Library, approx. April 2011). I'm thrilled to be in a book that'll include Anne Lamott and Jane Smiley and the other fine writers.
The contributors are:
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
May-lee Chai
Michael Chitwood
Melissa Cistaros
Mark Doty
Samantha Dunn
Linzi Glass
Robert Goldman, DVM (Preface)
Monica Holloway
Judith Lewis
Ted Kooser
Sonia Levitin
Anne Lamott
Thomas McGuane
Billy Mernit
Joe Morgenstern
Robin Romm
Jenny Rough
Carolyn See
Jane Smiley
Jacqueline Winspear
Victoria Zackheim
The contributors are:
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
May-lee Chai
Michael Chitwood
Melissa Cistaros
Mark Doty
Samantha Dunn
Linzi Glass
Robert Goldman, DVM (Preface)
Monica Holloway
Judith Lewis
Ted Kooser
Sonia Levitin
Anne Lamott
Thomas McGuane
Billy Mernit
Joe Morgenstern
Robin Romm
Jenny Rough
Carolyn See
Jane Smiley
Jacqueline Winspear
Victoria Zackheim
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
YOUTUBE - Cecilia Brainard Reads at UCLA Extension's Publication Party, 6/9/10
Click HERE to watch a YouTube link of Cecilia Brainard doing a literary reading at UCLA Extension's Publication Party, June 9, 2010. The award-winning author and instructor at UCLA Extension reads from her story Vigan, which is part of the anthology, Growing Up Filipino II: More Stories for Young Adults (PALH 2010).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fruNH6dv-Q
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Filipino American Authors & Academics
Here are some pictures taken with some writer and academic friends:
Top pictures, from l-r: Brian Roley, Cecilia Brainard, & Paulino Lim
next, l-r: Brian Roley, Paulino Lim
next, l-r: Brian Roley, Ming Menez Coben, Lauren Brainard, Marilyn Alquizola, Alex Brainard, Paulino Lim, Barbara Lim
Bottom, l-r: Brian Roley, Cecilia Brainard, Lauren Brainard, Marilyn Alquizola, Ming Menez Coben, Paulino Lim, Barbara Lim
Top pictures, from l-r: Brian Roley, Cecilia Brainard, & Paulino Lim
next, l-r: Brian Roley, Paulino Lim
next, l-r: Brian Roley, Ming Menez Coben, Lauren Brainard, Marilyn Alquizola, Alex Brainard, Paulino Lim, Barbara Lim
Bottom, l-r: Brian Roley, Cecilia Brainard, Lauren Brainard, Marilyn Alquizola, Ming Menez Coben, Paulino Lim, Barbara Lim
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Upcoming Readings from Growing Up Filipino II
Upcoming Readings from Growing Up Filipino II:
CECILIA Brainard will read on Wed, June 9, 7-9-30 at the UCLA Extension Writers' Program along with 17 other writers/instructors, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd, LA, RSVP writers@uclaextension.edu or call 310-794-1846;
AMALIA Bueno, Oscar Penaranda, Rebecca Saxton, Geronimo Tagatac will read at the FAHNs Conference, July 21-13 in Seattle, WA, contact joan.may.cordova@post.harvard.edu
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
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