Bio of Annette Hug:

Annette Hug was born in Zurich in 1970. She studied history at the University of Zurich and "Women and Development Studies" at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. After having worked as a fundraiser, journalist, college lecturer for community development and as a union organizer, she now makes her living as a free lance writer in Zurich. Her third novel Wilhelm Tell in Manila was awarded the "Schweizer Literaturpreis" (Swiss Literary Award) by the Federal Office of Culture in 2017. It is, as of now, being translated into French and Korean.