TRAVELS (and more) WITH CECILIA BRAINARD: Filip Batkoski (Bata Press) -- Publisher Cecilia Brainard's Foreign Translations

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Filip Batkoski (Bata Press) -- Publisher Cecilia Brainard's Foreign Translations

Filip Batkoski

On October 17, 2025, at 10 am, at the Frankfurt Book Fair, six international publishers and I will gather at the Pilipinas Stage, Philippine Stand Hall 5.1 A95 & B95 to celebrate the translations they have done of my fiction.

To honor these publishers who are working hard to finish their translations for FBM25, I'm going to highlight each one of them in my blog. I'll be posting the covers of the book, in the various editions. If the featured publisher's cover isn't done yet, check back in.

Meet Filip Batkoski!

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From Skopje, North Macedonia, Filip Batkoski translated Cecilia Manguerra Brainard’s novels, Magdalena and The Newspaper Widow.

Batkoski has been working in the publishing industry since 2011 as the manager of Bata Press, a family-run publishing house founded by his father, Nenad Batkoski. Under his leadership, Bata Press has developed into a respected name in Macedonian publishing, known for its dedication to literature and its support of local and international authors. Committed to promoting Macedonian literature and building cross-cultural connections, Filip continues to lead Bata Press with passion and vision.

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Magdalena - information here

The Newspaper Widow - information here

Cecilia Brainard Fiction: The One-Night Stand a t the Frankfurt Book Fair

Cecilia Brainard Fiction: After the Ascension

Celebrating Translations of Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's Fiction

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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.