TRAVELS (and more) WITH CECILIA BRAINARD: Update of Book Launch Cecilia Brainard's novels

Monday, July 3, 2017

Update of Book Launch Cecilia Brainard's novels

This is for those who check my blog regularly. Internet is very slow and am able to upload just this picture of Dr. Shirley Lua, Director of the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative writing center at the De La Salle University.

Here is college chum Dreena Del Mundo's brief report about last night's book launch of my 2 novels, The Newspaper Widow and Magdalena.

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Taken during the very successful Twin Book Launch of Cecilia's novels The Newspaper Widow and Magdalena at De La Salle University today, July 3, 2017.Despite the heavy downpour, it was standing room only! There was a very long line during the book signing session! Miriam College gave full support through the attendance of their students ( three sections). Also present were professors , students from DLSU and Filipino poets and writers and representatives from the UST Publishing House. Laida Lim of MC HS '64 also graced the event. Maribelle Alvarez-Paraz and Dreena Quito-del Mundo together with her husband Doy represented MC Col'68.

Congratulations Cecilia!

WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU!

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

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.