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

Cecilia started writing in a diary when she was only 14. The journal writing evolved to writing essays, then short stories, then and a novel. She has also done some editing, messed around with publishing and bookselling, and believe it or not, most nights she still write in her journal.

Here are some of Cecilia Manguerra - Brainard’s best-selling books:

• Acapulco at Sunset and Other Stories

• Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America

• Fiction by Filipinos in America

• Philippine Woman in America

• When the Rainbow Goddess Wept

• Woman With Horns and Other Stories

• Journey of 100 Years: Reflections on the Centennial of Philippine

Until now, she hasn’t stopped her passion because for her, our life begins to be very meaningful by sharing it to others even by means of writing.