CELEBRATING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 63rd INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY

 

CELEBRATING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 63rd. INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY

On the 31st. August 1962, the dual islands of Trinidad and Tobago celebrated their freedom.

63 years ago, they gained Independence from the United Kingdom.,

The history of Trinidad and Tobago is marked by cultural diversity.

The richness of its natural resources has given birth to a vibrant and dynamic country.

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The twin nations are among the largest and populous Caribbean islands.

Their prominence in the energy industry is reflected in the economic activity.

Known as the Land of the Hummingbird, cradle of calypso, and the pioneer of the steel band,

Tourists from around the world travel to revel in their spectacular carnival bands.

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The annual carnival is internationally known as the Greatest Show on Earth.

Trinidad’s Pitch Lake is commonly referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World.

The pitch is exported globally for industrial use and road construction.

Tobago’s magnificent sandy beaches and blue waters are tourist attractions.

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Independence Day celebrations include official ceremonies and cultural performances.

There is a military parade and interfaith church services.

The President, on the advice of the Prime Minister, delivers National awards

They are given to exemplary citizens for meritorious service.

We pay tribute to Trinidad and Tobago, where every creed and race finds an equal place.

Brenda Mohammed

President – CIESART TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

NOMINATION FOR CIESART SEA CRISTAL AWARD FOR LITERATURE FOR TRINIDADIAN BRENDA MOHAMMED

 

BRENDA MOHAMMED OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO HAS BEEN NOMINATED BY CIESART SPAIN FOR THE MAR DE CRISTAL AWARD FOR LITERATURE.

CIESART celebrates the highest ideals of cultural brilliance and human impact at the prestigious International Glass Sea Excellence Award 2025.

An exclusive award function honoring visionaries, creators, and thought leaders whose work and legacy elevate humanity beyond borders awaits awardees in December 2025.

It will be a historic evening of distinction, recognition, and global screening.

The CIESART Organization, true to its mission to unite the world through culture, honors those who, through their work, transform realities, strengthen the union of nations, and preserve the cultural heritage of peoples.

Receiving an award at CIESART is more than a recognition.

It is a drive that leaves a mark, brings prestige, opens opportunities, and encourages continuous development, reaffirming the value of every effort and contribution.

I am grateful to CIESART SPAIN for this nomination

About Multi-award Trinidadian author Brenda Mohammed

 

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BIOGRAPHY OF BRENDA MOHAMMED 2025

Brenda Mohammed, from Trinidad and Tobago, is a former Bank Manager who has published 64 books in multiple genres. They are available in Kindle, Paperback, and Audiobook. Among her publications are 19 poetry books of enlightening poems. Brenda’s genres include memoirs, science fiction, romance, self-help, mystery thrillers, children’s books, psychological thrillers, Christian books, poetry, poetry anthologies, and magazines.

Brenda’s Memoir, MY LIFE AS A BANKER: A LIFE WORTH LIVING, was the winner of Best Bio/Memoir, 2nd place in Metamorph Publishing Summer Indie Book Awards 2016.

In 2018, she won two awards at the Readers’ Favorite International Awards. One was for her memoir, I AM CANCER FREE, for Health and Fitness, and the other for ZEEKA CHRONICLES: REVENGE OF ZEEKA in the category of Young Adult Thriller. It was a double win.

That same year, Brenda captured awards from the Readers’ Favorite International, Author Academy Global Awards, and Readers’ Choice for Zeeka Chronicles. In 2025, she wrote and submitted a screenplay for the sci-fi thriller to movie agents for consideration.

BARRY HOLMES MYSTERIES, a mystery fiction, also won several awards. The book received a five-star review from Readers' Favorite International in September 2021 and won the Culture, Literature, and Research [CLR] Award in India for Best Fantasy. On World Book Day in April 2023, the book received a certificate of recognition from the International Chamber of Writers and Artists [CIESART], Spain. In May 2024, Barry Holmes Mysteries was a Finalist in the Independent Author Awards 2024 hosted by Literary Global Awards.

She loves to share her knowledge and has written three books on How to Write for Success and Self-Publishing tips for new and aspiring authors. How to Write for Success received a five-star review from Readers' Favorite one month after its publication in December 2017. In August 2019, HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS topped all the books in the Non-Fiction category of Connections Emagazine Readers' Choice awards and won the gold medal in the non-fiction category. It also placed second in all categories and won the silver medal.

Brenda's romance novel, 'STORIES PEOPLE LOVE,' was the first-place winner in that contest and won the gold medal for placing first in all categories. Again, it was a double win.

The merits of the book HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS were featured in a review in the Ethiopian Herald Sunday Edition on February 16th, 2020.

Brenda won several literary awards in 50 countries throughout the world, and her poems are published in several international anthologies.

She received several awards from CIESART GLOBAL in 2021 - 2025.

CIESART GLOBAL nominated her for the Mar De Cristal Barcelona Award in Literature in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

In 2024, she was honoured with the PLATO AWARD, which highlights the values of Wisdom, Temperance, Courage, Justice, and more, and the Dante Alighieri Award for active cultural management.

In 2025, she received the Insignia Dorado Uno – Golden Badge One and several other awards from CIESART GLOBAL.

She has conducted book signings, hosted Book Fairs in Trinidad and Tobago, and donated books to schools, libraries, and churches in her country.

Some of her achievements were published in the local newspapers in Trinidad and Tobago.

She is an advocate for Peace, Suicide Prevention, and Against Domestic Violence.

She is the Founder of the Facebook Forum, ‘How to Write for Success Literary Network,’ and National President for Trinidad and Tobago for:

1.       International Chamber of Writers and Artists [CIESART] - Spain, and

2.       Unión Hispanomundial de Escritores - Peru.

She is also a Peace Ambassador for the Iqra Foundation of India.

CLICK THE LINK TO SEE HER BOOKS ON AMAZON.

MAR DE CRISTAL BARCELONA LITERATURE AWARD 2024

 

MAR DE CRISTAL BARCELONA LITERATURE AWARD 

Brenda Mohammed has been nominated for the Mar De Cristal Barcelona 2024 in Literature by CIESART GLOBAL and its President. Lily Baylon. The Awards will be presented on 14th. and 15th.December 2024, in Spain. The awards consist of a crystal medal, a Diploma, and a document confirming the different awards by category.

PLEASE CONGRATULATE BRENDA AT THIS LINK

Brenda Mohammed from Trinidad and Tobago is a former Bank Manager who published 61 books in multiple genres and wrote a five-series screenplay for her sci-fi thriller Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka. Among her publications are 18 poetry books of enlightening poems.

Reviewers have compared her futuristic novel, Zeeka Chronicles, to Frankenstein, Twilight Zone, and Shakespeare’s plays, and some have said it is movie material. Brenda captured awards from Readers’ Favorite International, Author Academy Global Awards, and Readers’ Choice for this sci-fi thriller.

Brenda’s genres include memoirs, science fiction, romance, self-help, mystery thrillers, children’s books, psychological thrillers, Christian books, poetry, and poetry anthologies.

Her memoir ‘I Am Cancer Free’ also won an award for Health and Fitness in Readers’ Favorite International Awards 2018.

Barry Holmes Mysteries, a mystery fiction also won several awards. The book received a five-star review from Readers' Favorite International in September 2021. For this book, Brenda won the Culture, Literature, and Research [CLR] Award in India for Best Writer- Fantasy. On World Book Day in April 2023, the book received a certificate of recognition from The International Chamber of Writers and Artists [CIESART], Spain. In May 2024, Barry Holmes Mysteries was a finalist in the Independent Author Awards 2024 hosted by Literary Global Awards.

Her Romance stories are filled with humour, mystery, suspense, and unexpected endings.

The memoirs of her Life as a Banker and her Travel Memoirs are delightful.

Brenda was recently inspired to write Christian books and to date, she has published nine of them.

She loves to share her knowledge and wrote three books on How to Write for Success, and Self-Publishing tips for new and aspiring authors. How to Write for Success received a five-star review from Readers Favorite one month after its publication in December 2017. In August 2019 it topped all the books in the Non-Fiction category of Connections Emagazine Readers' Choice awards and won the gold medal in the category of non-fiction. It also placed second in all categories and won the silver medal. Brenda's romance novel, 'Stories People Love,' was the first-place winner in that contest and won the gold medal for placing first in all categories.

The merits of the book HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS were featured in a review in the Ethiopian Herald Sunday Edition on February 16th, 2020.

She won several literary awards in 45 countries - the USA, Peru, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Nigeria, India, Romania, Argentina, Ukraine, Morocco, Philippines, Oman, Hong Kong, Portugal, Uruguay, Indonesia, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Switzerland, Italy, Sri Lanka, Austria, Russia, Germany, Syria, Portugal, Czech Republic, Hungary, Chile, Egypt, Honduras, Mexico, Pakistan, Cuba, China, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Columbia, Ecuador, Bosnia, Japan, Greece, Trinidad and Tobago, and the UK.

Brenda also received several awards from CIESART Spain. In 2024 she was honoured with the PLATO AWARD The values highlighted by PLATO are Wisdom, Temperance, Courage, Justice, and more, and the Dante Alighieri Award for active cultural management. 

CIESART GLOBAL nominated her for the Mar De Cristal

 Barcelona Award in Literature in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Brenda and her family have travelled extensively throughout the world.

She has conducted book signings, hosted Book Fairs in Trinidad and Tobago, and donated books to schools, libraries, and churches.

She is an advocate for Peace, Suicide Prevention, and Against Domestic Violence.

She is the Founder of the Facebook Forum, ‘How to Write for Success Literary Network,’ and National President for Trinidad and Tobago for:

1.       International Chamber of Writers and Artists [CIESART] - Spain,

2.       Unión Hispanomundial de Escritores - Peru.

3.       The Global Federation of Leadership and High Intelligence A.C. - Mexico.

Brenda is also a Peace Ambassador for the Iqra Foundation of India.

 

A SUCCESS JOURNEY

MY JOURNEY FROM BANKING TO INSURANCE AND THEN WRITING

I have spent a lot of time on this blog advertising my books.

Today I will tell you something about me.

First of all, let me thank my 213,000 readers for following and reading my blog. Without you, I could not have a blog.

It has occurred to me that my dear readers want to know why I have written multiple genres.

In case you have now started to follow this blog, I will bring you up-to-date.

I have written 5 Memoirs, 3 Children's books, 3 Romance, 7 Science Fiction,  3 Self-Help, 4 Mysteries,  1 Conspiracy Thriller,  1 Psychological thriller,  12 Poetry books, and 8 Christian Books. I have also compiled 7 Anthologies and 6 Magazines for the How to Write for Success Literary Forum, of which I am the Founder, and for The International Chamber of Writers and Artists  [CIESART], as National President for Trinidad and Tobago.

I published 60 books and I cannot give details of each one, but I will try to generalize and be brief.

My first book was a memoir of my near-death experience with cancer. I am Cancer Free was a No. 1 bestseller and won an award for Health and Fitness from Reader's Favorite International.

That success spurred me on to write another.

I wrote My Life as a Banker and that book was popular with many of my former banker friends who were interested in the changes that the bank made over the years, changes in the bank's attitude towards its employees throughout my working years, and the important roles I played to bring about changes.

The book won second place in Bio's/Memoirs in Metamorph Publishing Summer Indie Book Awards 2016.

I continued writing and penned a book titled Retirement is Fun. In that book, I wrote about my new career in Insurance where I qualified for the Million Dollar Round Table six times in a row. I also described my many travel adventures around the world. From the great reviews I received, I was inspired to continue writing and I wrote my Father's Memoirs, and my Travel Memoirs.

Since I had no more memoirs to write I tried Children's books, moved on to Romance and won more awards, and then I delved into Science Fiction. 

My science fiction novel ZEEKA CHRONICLES also won an award in Reader's Favorite International.

After such great success, I wrote HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS and it was another winner. I followed up with How to Write for Success II, and Self-Publishing Tips.

My imagination began to give me ideas about Mystery novels, Conspiracy theories, and Psychological thrillers and I wrote more books.

Poetry suddenly seemed very attractive and I wrote 12 poetry books which were all bestsellers upon New Release.

Because of the chaotic state of the world, I suddenly got an urge to write Christian books and I wrote eight of them, four of which are poetic.

It has been an exciting journey for me, participating in book signings and Book Fairs, and making newspaper headlines.

 I have won Literary awards in the USA, Peru, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Nigeria, India, Romania, Argentina, Ukraine, Morocco, Philippines, Oman, Hong Kong, Portugal, Uruguay, Indonesia, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Switzerland, Italy, Sri Lanka, Austria, Russia, Germany, Syria, Portugal, Czech Republic, Hungary, Chile, Egypt, Honduras, Mexico, Pakistan, Cuba, China, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Bosnia, Trinidad and Tobago, and the UK.

I also received several awards from CIESART Spain and was

 featured on the cover of their magazine. 

In 2024 I was honoured with the PLATO AWARD by CIESART.

The values highlighted by PLATO are Wisdom, Temperance,

 Courage, Justice, and more.   

I am an advocate for Peace, Suicide Prevention, and Against

Domestic Violence.

You can check out my page on Amazon. CLICK HERE

 

INTERNATIONAL  POETRY CONTEST

Two poets from the How to Write for Success Literary Forum are

among the 126 finalists chosen from 711 poets from 104 countries.

They are Bogdana Gageanu, Literary Ambassador of How to Write for Success Literary Network from Romania, and Brenda Mohammed, Founder of the Forum, from Trinidad and Tobago.

They both made it to the Grand Final of the MILI DUELI 2023 International online poetry contest and are making their countries proud.

There were five rounds as follows:

FIRST ROUND

SECOND ROUND       

THIRD ROUND (Semifinals)

FOURTH ROUND (Finals)

FIFTH ROUND (Grand Final)

711 authors from 104 countries participated in the competition which spanned over one year and was made up of five rounds.

In the first four rounds, authors presented written poems to the Jury Members. 

In the fifth round, the authors presented their poems in an audio-visual performance (video recitation) that they had designed themselves.

Only 126 authors from 82 countries made it to the fifth round, and Bogdana Gageanu and Brenda Mohammed were among them.

There is yet to be The Grand Final in which 50 of the 126 finalists will be chosen. The Grand Prize winner will be selected from the final 50.

"Congratulations to all the participants!

For the record, in the first round, there were as many as 711 authors.

Each of the participants of the Grand Final will receive a special plaque at the end of the contest, given that reaching the TOP 126 is equal to winning almost all less mass competitions.

Also, all national winners from their country will receive special plaques for winning the first place in their category."

MILI DUELI is a poetry competition with a unique format and is the Mastermind of   Nermin Delić from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Grand Prize for the entire contest is a trophy which will be awarded in the home country of the winner.

CHECK OUT THE DETAILS. CLICK HERE.