Raquel Monday
Cambridge Who’s Who
Professional of the Year in Arts, Media & Entertainment
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Cambridge Who’s Who Names Raquel A. Monday
Professional of the Year in Arts, Media & Entertainment!
Ms. Monday celebrates her culture through visual arts and literature
FAYETTEVILLE, GA, November 4, 2011, Raquel Monday, Author, Poet, Freelance Visual Artist of Art by Monday,
has been named a Cambridge Who’s Who Professional of the Year in Arts, Media &
Entertainment. While inclusion in the Cambridge Who’s Who Registry is an honor,
only a small selection of members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction.
These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments,
academic achievements, leadership abilities, years of service, and the credentials they
have provided in association with their Cambridge Who’s Who membership.
As an author, poet and freelance visual artist, Ms. Monday experiments with genre-bending
literature and poetry in addition to her more conventional work with fictional novels and
visual arts including faux stain glass and canvas painting. The author of three books,
she is currently at work on her fourth and fifth books, a paranormal suspense novel
inspired by true events, entitled 'The Fourteenth Floor' and a sequel to `The Singing
Princess`, a children’s fairy tale entitled, `The Adventures of Spin and Spun in The
Land of Never-Ever`. Ms. Monday's poetry has been published internationally, both
in the United States and the United Kingdom. Raised in the desert southwest region of
the United States, Ms. Monday is of Hispanic and Native American descent. She holds
close ties to her native people and helps to bridge the gap between them by
translating their English website, http://www.lipanapache.org, into Spanish, and
assisting in whatever other capacity is needed. Ms. Monday’s books, 'Sandstorms and
Sunsets,' 'The Singing Princess,' and 'Faceless People,' are currently available through
online retailers or her own website, listed below. All books ordered through her
website receive a complimentary author’s signature.
The Lipan Apache tribe was once thought to no longer exist. Their history was erased
from the history books and no mention of them was made of aiding the Texans at the Alamo
or protecting Mexico's freedom from Spain. To ensure the survival of their people,
they had to assimilate into the American or Hispanic cultures. This meant they had to
learn the language, ways, customs, and dress; they were being hunted down by both sides,
American and Mexican, for possession of their land. 171 years later, the Lipan Apache
Tribe of Texas received state recognition by the same state that denied their existence
on March 18, 2009, which was indeed, a grand victory for the tribe. Ms. Monday's
grandfather was a full-blood Lipan Apache. Her mother repeated his oral history to
her several times throughout her life before passing away in 2001, and would always end
her stories with the phrase, 'No se te olvide,' which means, 'Don't forget.'
Ms. Monday never forgot and is now an active member of the tribe. She has been referred to
by the tribe's chairman as 'one who carries the word portrait,' in reference to her
writing abilities.
Ms. Monday has received various technical trade diplomas in the course of her career.
She is a former Certified Pharmacy/IV Technician, 911 Operator, Law Enforcement Records
Specialist and a member of the Atlanta Writers Club, the Georgia Writers Association,
the Southern Breeze Chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators,
the Poetry Society of America, and the International Society of Poets. As a testament
to her skill and craftsmanship, she is a two-time recipient of the Golden Poet Award,
among many other awards and distinctions. Looking ahead, Ms. Monday hopes to gain more
exposure and recognition as a published author, and have her artwork displayed in national
art galleries.
For more information about Art by Monday, visit http://www.shop.raquelmondaybooks.info
or http://www.artbymonday.net
(To the Lipan Apache Tribe's Community Page)
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