Thanks to my literary agent Senja Pozar for negotiating all but one of my foreign translations, putting me in the 'Top Translated Authors' of the Philippine Works and Translation Data base. The data base chart, maintained by Anthony John Balisi, a project begun by the NBDB, is from September 2025. It's dynamic and changes. In this chart I tie with Nobel Prize Winner Maria Ressa in … [Read more...] about Top Translated Filipino Authors — Includes Cecilia Brainard
How I Became a Writer: Personal Essays by Filipino and FilAm Writers
One of my projects is to collect and edit personal essays by accomplished Filipino and FilAm Writers. These are featured in my other blog as How I Became a Writers Series. Here are the links. I will continue to add to the list, so stay tuned. So far, the featured writers are Ian Rosales Casocot, Paulino Lim, Jr, Caroline S. Hau, and John Jack Wigley. Their personal accounts of how they became a … [Read more...] about How I Became a Writer: Personal Essays by Filipino and FilAm Writers
Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards Nominations — Cecilia Brainard Books
I see that my books published by the University of Santo Tomas Publishing House are included in the nomination lists for the Filipino Readers' Choice Awards. Thanks to the organizers. USTph books are available at Lazada and Shopee; you can also find my books at Amazon. The nomination list also includes books by writers I know: Linda Ty-Casper, Caroline Hau, Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, Jenny … [Read more...] about Filipino Readers’ Choice Awards Nominations — Cecilia Brainard Books
Book Review of Cecilia Brainard’s Selected Short Stories
BOOK REVIEW:Selected Short Stories by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard Published by the University of Santo Tomas Publishing House (2021; available at Lazada & Shopee and PALH (2021); available at Amazon Review by Jenny Ortuoste From "Short Stories to Lull You on Rainy Days" (Manila Standard, Lifestyle , … [Read more...] about Book Review of Cecilia Brainard’s Selected Short Stories