Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

Si **Cecilia Manguerra Brainard** (ipinangaki kang 1947) siya ay may sadiri asin parasurat nin 20 na libro. Siya ay saro sa nakapundar nin PAWWA o Philippine American Women Writers and Artists; asin man nakapundar kan Philippine American Literary House. An mga ginibo ni Brainard ay an minasunod, *When the Rainbow Goddess Wept. The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena,* asin *Women With Horns* saka minaiba-ibang istorya. May ginibo siyang pagbabago sa kadakulang antolohiya kabali na an *Fiction by Filipinos in America*, *Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America*, asin an duwang klase kang *Growing Up Filipino l and ll*, an libro ginamit kan mga edukado.                                                                                                                                                                                                    

## Talambuhay
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard (ipinangaki kang 1947) nagdakula sa Cebu City, Philippines, an pinaka-aki kan apat na aki nina Concepcion Cuenco Manguerra asin Mariano F. Manguerra. An kagadanan kan saiyang ama kang siya ay siyam na anyos na nag dikta saiya na magpuon magsurat, inot an dyornal, sunod an sanaysay, asin an bungang-isip. Siya ay dumalo sa St. Theresa's College asin sa Maryknoll College sa Pilipinas; asin siya ay nagtapos sa UCLA.

Si Brainard nagkaigwang gibo kaiba an mga Asian American na kahubinan na nakatanggap siyang sarong Special Recognition Award hali sa Los Angeles Board of Education. Siya man giraray nakatanggap nin gantimpala hali sa California State Senate, 21st District, kadakulon na USIS Grants, an California Arts Council Fellowship, an Outstanding Individual Award hali sa ciudad kan Cebu, kan Pilipinas, Brody Arts Fund Award, an City of Los Angeles Cultural na natanggap, asin dakol pang iba. An mga librong sinurat asin binago niya ay nanggana nin mga gantimpala, an Gintong Aklat Award asin an International Gourmand Award na saro duman. An saiyang ginibo ay binago sa Finnish asin Turkish. 

An pangaduwang nobela ni Brainard, an *Magdalena* insipirado sa mandurula na si Jocelyn Deona de Leon sa pagsurat nin dula-dulaan, *Gabriela's Monologue,* na nagibo kan 2011 hali sa Blindlestiff Studio sa San Francisco bilang parte kan Stories Xll! taunang produksiyon na pinapahiling an orihinal na mga gibo para sa pagtanghal kan mga Pilipino/Filipino American Artist.

An mga sinurat ni Brainard pwedeng mahiling sa mga peryodika arog kan Town and Country, *Zee Lifestyle Magazine, Focus Philippines, Philippine Graphic*, Amerasia Journal, Bamboo Ridge  asin iba pa. An saiyang mga istorya ay tig-antolohiya sa mga libro arog kan *Making Waves* (1989), *Songs of Ourselves* (1994), *On a Bed of Rice* (1995), "Pinay: Autobiographical Narratives by Women Writers, 1926-1998" (Ateneo 2000), "Asian American Literature" (Glencoe McGraw-Hill 2001), *Cherished* (New World Library, 2011), asin iba pa.

## Piniling Gibo
**Mga nobela asin istoryang halipot na natipon (parasurat)**

* *Acapulco at Sunset and other Stories* (short story collection, Anvil, 1995); (PALH/Philippine American Literary House, 2020)

* *Angelica's Daughters, a Dugtungan Novel* (an collaborative novel na sinurat ni Brainard, Cuizon, Evangelista, Montes, asin Sarreal, Anvil, 2010)
* *"Gokkusagi Tanricasi Agladginda"* (Edisyon kan Turkish an *"When the Rainbow Goddess Wept"* Bilge Kultur Sanat, isinalin ni Fusun Talay, 2001)
* *Magdalena* (novel, Plain View Press, 2002); (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2016); (PALH/Philippine American Literary House, 2021)
* *The Newspaper Widow* (nobela, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2017); (PALH/Philippine American Literary House, 2021)
* *Selected Short Stories by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard* (istoryang halipot na natipon, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2021), (PALH/Philippine American Literary House, 2021).
* *Vigan and other Stories* (istoryang halipot na natipon, Anvil, 2011)
* *When the Rainbow Goddess Wept* (nobela, Dutton, 1994), na inot na pagluwas bilang *Song of Yvonne*; (New Day Publishers, 1991) (Plume paperback, 1995); (University of Michigan Press, 1999); (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2019)
* *[[:en:Woman_With_Horns|Woman With Horns]] and Other Stories* (istoryang halipot na natipon, New Day Publishers, 1988; (PALH/Philippine American Literary House, 2020)

**Istoryang halipot na natipon (rebisado)**

* *Ala Carte Food and Fiction* (rebisado ni Brainard and Orosa, Anvil, 2007)
* *Asian and Philippine Folktales*: *Retellings* *by* PAWWA, (rebisado ni Brainard, PALH, 2022)
* *Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America* (Anvil, 1998; PALH/Philippine American Literary House, 2021)
* *Fiction by Filipinos in America* (New Day, 1993); (PALH/Philippine American Literary House, 2020)
* *Growing Up Filipino*: *Stories for Young Adults* (PALH & Anvil, 2003)
* *Growing Up Filipino II: More Stories for Young Adults* (PALH, 2010)
* *Growing Up Filipino 3: New Stories for Young Adults* (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2022; PALH/Philippine American Literary House, 2023)
* *Seven Stories from Seven Sisters: A Collection of Philippine Folktales* (Co-editor, PAWWA, 1992)
* *The Beginning and Other Asian Folktales* (Co-editor, PAWWA, 1995)

**Di-kathang isip na na-tipon (rebisado)**

* *Behind the Walls: Life of Convent Girls* (Rebisado ni Brainard and Orosa, Anvil, 2005)
* *Finding God: True Stories of Spiritual Encounters* (Rebisado ni Brainard and Orosa, Anvil, 2009)
* *Journey of 100 Years: Reflections on the Centennial of Philippine Independence* (Rebisado ni Brainard and Litton, Anvil, PAWWA, 1999)
* *Magnificat: Mama Mary's Pilgrim Sites* (Rebisado ni Brainard, Anvil, 2012)
* *Philippine Woman in America* (New Day Publishers, 1991)

**Di-kathang isip (parasurat)**

* *Cecilia's Diary: 1962-1969* (talang-gunita, Anvil, 2003)
* *Fundamentals of Creative Writing* (Anvil, 2009)
* *Magical Years: Memories & Sketches* (PALH, 2020)
* *Out of Cebu: Essays and Personal Prose* (personal essays, University of San Carlos Press, 2012)
* *Philippine Woman in America* (New Day Publishers, 1991)

## Mga gawad

* Winner 40th National Book Award, Best Book Short Fiction English, for *Selected Short Stories by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard* (UST Publishing House 2021)
* Top Hat Award from the Philippine American Business Improvement and Development (2015)
* Certificate of Recognition from the United States House of Representatives (Juan Vargas) (2015)
* Gintong Aklat Award (Golden Book Award), for Finding God: True Stories of Spiritual Encounters (coeditor) (2009)
* Gourmand Award, for Ala Carte Food & Fiction (coeditor) (2008)
* Certificate of Recognition from the Cebu Provincial Government (2006)
* Amazing Alumni Achiever Award from Maryknoll College, QC, RP (2003)
* Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District (Jack Scott) (2001)
* Filipinas Magazine Achievement Award for Arts and Culture (2001)
* California State Summer School for the Arts Award (2000)
* Outstanding Individual Award from the City of Cebu, Philippines (1998)
* USIS Travel Lecture Grants (1995 & 1997)
* Makati Rotarian Award (1994)
* Literature Award, Filipino Women's Network (1992)
* City of Los Angeles Certificate of Appreciation (1992)
* Brody Arts Fund Fellowship (1991)
* Special Recognition Award, Los Angeles Board of Education (1991)
* City of Los Angeles Cultural Grant (1990–91)
* California Arts Council Artists' Fellowship in Fiction (1989–90)

## Sanggunian

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