Annette Hug

Swiss author

Annette Hug (born July 10, 1970) is a Swiss writer.

Life

Annette Hug was born on born July 10, 1970 in Zürich. She grew up in Stallikon near Zürich and graduated from the Cantonal School Wiedikon in Zürich. Hug studied for a bachelor's degree in history at the University of Zurich and a master's in women and development studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Metro Manila. She has worked as a lecturer and union secretary of the VPOD. Hug lived in the Philippines for a long time and was active in the local women's movement. Today she lives and works as a freelance author in Zürich and is a board member of the Association of Swiss Authors.^[1]^[2]^[3]

She has been married to Stefan Keller since 2010.

Work

Lady Berta. Rotpunktverlag. 2008. ISBN 978-3-85869-362-4
In Zelenys Zimmer. Rotpunktverlag. 2010. ISBN 978-3-85869-425-6
Wilhelm Tell in Manila. Das Wunderhorn. 2016. ISBN 978-3-88423-518-8
Tiefenlager. Roman. Das Wunderhorn. 2021. ISBN 978-3-88423-649-9

Awards

2017: Schweizer Literaturpreis for Wilhelm Tell in Manila
2022: ZKB-Schillerpreis for Tiefenlager

References

^ Silvia Süess (2016-04-21). ""Es war euphorisierend, mich in diesem Geflimmer von Sprachen zu bewegen"". WOZ. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
^ Anna Wegelin (2010-10-14). "Auf Augenhöhe mit der Fee". WOZ. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
^ "Annette Hug" (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2021-03-26.