Cecilia Manguerra Brainard is the author of the novels When the Rainbow Goddess Wept and Magdalena. She has written four other books: Acapulco at Sunset
and Other Stories, Philippine Woman in America, Woman With Horns and Other Stories, Cecilia’s Diary 1962- 1968, and Fundamentals of Creative Writing.
Cecilia edited the four anthologies Growing Up Filipino I & II, Fiction by Filipinos in America, and Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America. With Edmundo Litton, she
co-edited Journey of 100 Years: Reflections on the Centennial of Philippine Independence. She co-edited three anthologies with Marily Orosa: Behind the Walls: Life of Convent Girls, A La
Carte: Food and Fiction, and Finding God: True Stories of Spiritual Encounters.
Cecilia is the recipient of a California Arts Council
