Annette Hug

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