Brenda Mohammed

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 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.

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.

Brenda has also been nominated by the International Committee for the Five Continents of Official CIESART International Awards, for Woman of the Year 2025.

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

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.       May 2022 -International Chamber of Writers and Artists [CIESART] - Spain, and

2.       Nov. 2019 - Unión Hispanomundial de Escritores - Peru.

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

Brenda has been featured in the Trinidad Guardian and Trinidad Newsday newspapers.