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Cecilia Brainard’s Selected Short Stories Wins 40th National Book Award in Short Fiction

April 29, 2023 by admin Leave a Comment

Read CNN article "Full List: The Winners of the 40th National Book Awards" I am grateful that my Selected Short Stories was honored with the 40th National Book Award in the category of Best Book of Short Fiction in English. The book was quietly released in 2021 when Covid was still causing havoc, and like most books released during the time of pandemic, it was ignored. I am therefore happy … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard’s Selected Short Stories Wins 40th National Book Award in Short Fiction

I am a daughter of the Philippines and an adopted daughter of America. I have also traveled to many places so I am also a daughter of the Earth. My experiences have found their way into my stories, which try to depict characters caught in important moments in their lives, situations that force them to act, make decisions, change. I try to see the world from my own point of view, not the dominant Western one, thus my interest in history, culture, and setting. But my characters carry my stories; they are the most important in my story-telling. I have to dive deep into them to understand their humanity – their goodness as well as their badness, their beauty as well as their ugliness. Just like us. Just like each of us. I need to know where they came from, where they are now, so I understand where they are going. Just like us.

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Cecilia Brainard’s Selected Short Stories Wins 40th National Book Award in Short Fiction

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