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CECILIA BRAINARD BLOG: A compilation of articles by Philippine American writer Cecilia Manguerra Brainard. Stop and rest for a while in my blogsite.

Monday, August 24, 2026

How I Became a Writer 2 (ed Brainard) - Book Launch MIBF2026

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  How I Became a Writer 2: Essays by Filipino Writers (edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard) will be at VIBAL Booths, MIBF 2026 on Sat. Sept...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Invitation Brainard Book Events Philippines, September 2026

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    INVITATION Hello, I'll be in the Philippines in September and would like to invite you to a meet and greet and book signing. Sat, Se...
Sunday, August 16, 2026

I Became a Writer by Marra Pl. Lanot, from How I Became a Writer 2

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  Marra Lanot 1944-2026   The book,    How I Became a Writer: Essays by Filipino Writers 2    (Edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, publish...
Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Book Launches for How I Became a Writer 2: Essays by Filipino Writers

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  I am happy to announce that the anthology, HOW I BECAME A WRITER 2: ESSAYS BY FILIPINO WRITERS, (Vibal 2026, Ed Cecilia Manguerra Brainard...
Thursday, July 30, 2026

PEN Int'l Congress Barcelona & Santiago de Compostela - 1992, 1993, PEN USA West

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  Photos taken at the PEN International Congress in Santiago de Compostela, September 1993, with Salman Rushdie. I'm on the far right.  ...
Monday, July 6, 2026

Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia -- Dr. Charlie Veric Interviews Cecilia Brainard

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  Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia   16:1 (2026) On Writing, Diaspora, and Translation: Interview with Cecilia Manguerra Brainar...
Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Writing Amid the Babel of Books by Vicente L. Rafael - How I Became a Writer 2

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The book, How I Became a Writer : Essays by Filipino  Writers 2 (Edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, published by Vibal 2026) will be rel...
Monday, June 29, 2026

Taste of Home: Cebu Longaniza by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

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  My article "Taste of Home: Cebu Longaniza" was published by Sunstar Lifestyle on June 8, 2026.   I used Plantation Bay's rec...

Casper, Leonard. “BACK-AZIMUTH Filipino Writers Abroad.” Kinaadman XXVII (2005): 69–82.

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  Dr. Leonard Ralph Casper Casper, Leonard. “ BACK-AZIMUTH Filipino Writers Abroad.” Kinaadman XXVII (2005): 69–82. Analysis by Dr. Leonar...
Thursday, June 25, 2026

Amazing American South West - Cecilia Brainard Report

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  My family and I visited Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. and had a very enjoyable time. I will add pictures in this post, so please check back. ...
Friday, May 22, 2026

Book Review of Linda Ty-Casper's A Small Party in a Garden: Revised and Critical Edition

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  Book Review A Small Party in a Garden: Revised and Critical Edition by Linda Ty-Casper Review by Eileen Tabios, The Halo-halo Review (PAL...
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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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