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
Rest in Peace, Tessie Jose #FrankieJose
I received news that Tessie Jose, wife of the writer F. Sionil Jose, passed away.on October. 7, 2022. I am heartbroken, but not very surprised because her husband had passed away on January 6, 2022. They were a close couple, having married in 1949, and were inseparable. The Cebuana writer, Lina Espina Moore, introduced me to Frankie and Tessie back in 1988 when I had my first short story … [Read more...] about Rest in Peace, Tessie Jose #FrankieJose
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
Gemino H. Abad Philippine National Artist for Literature from Cebu
Cebuano Gemino H. Abad has just been named Philippine National Artist for Literature. Congratulations to Jimmy Abad! He joins another Cebuano, Resil Mojares, who was named National Artist for Literature in 2018. Top photo shows Jimmy Abad flanked by Cebuanas at a book festival l-r: Rose Villa Poblete, Marina Hamoy, Gemino H. Abad, Cecilia … [Read more...] about Gemino H. Abad Philippine National Artist for Literature from Cebu