Miguel Syjuco

Miguel Syjuco is a Filipino writer whose debut novel, Ilustrado, was a NY Times Notable Book of 2010, as well as the winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize, the Hugh MacLennan Prize, the Palanca Award, and the Filipino Readers' Choice Award. He works as a journalist and freelance writer and is currently a visiting Professor of Practice, Literature, and Creative Writing at New York University Abu Dhabi.