Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

I'm a Filipina writer based in California. I was born in Cebu, Philippines. I attended St. Theresa's College in Cebu and in San Marcelino, Manila. For college, I went to Maryknoll College, graduating with a degree in Communications Arts. I also did graduate work in film making at UCLA, but somehow found my way back to writing, which has been a passion since I was a young girl.

I started writing in a diary when I was 14. The journal-writing evolved to writing essays, then short stories, then a novel. I've also done some editing, messed around with publishing and bookselling, and believe it or not, most nights I still write in my journal.

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ACAPULCO AT SUNSET AND OTHER STORIES

A LA CARTE FOOD & FICTION

BEHIND THE WALLS: LIFE OF CONVENT GIRLS

CECILIA'S DIARY 1962-1969

CONTEMPORARY FICTION BY FILIPINOS IN AMERICA

FICTION BY FILIPINOS IN AMERICA

GROWING UP FILIPINO: STORIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS

JOURNEY OF 100 YEARS: REFLECTIONS ON THE CENTENNIAL OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE

MAGDALENA

WHEN THE RAINBOW GODDESS WEPT

WOMAN WITH HORNS