Gina Apostol is a highly acclaimed author, born in Manila and raised in Tacloban. She is a accomplished writer and also works as a high school history teacher. Apostol received her Master's degree in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University, after completing her undergraduate studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman.\n \n Apostol has gained significant recognition for her work, including winning the 1998 Philippine National Book Award for Fiction for her first novel, Bibliolepsy. She has also been honored with the Rome Prize, the PEN/Open Book Award, and two Philippine National Book Awards for her novels. Her fourth novel, Insurrecto, was chosen as one of the Ten Best Books of 2018 by Publishers Weekly and was also a NYT Editors' Choice. It was shortlisted for the Dayton Prize. Apostol's third book, Gun Dealers' Daughter, won the 2013 PEN/Open Book Award and was shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize.
Apostol's other notable works include her first two novels, Bibliolepsy and The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata, both of which won the Juan Laya Prize for the Novel (Philippine National Book Award) and are now available in US editions. Her latest book, La Tercera, continues to draw upon her research on the Filipino-American War to provide a unique perspective on contemporary times. Apostol has been a fellow at Civitella Ranieri in Umbria, Italy, and Emily Harvey Foundation, among other fellowships. Her essays and stories have been published in various notable publications such as The New York Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, Foreign Policy, Gettysburg Review, Massachusetts Review, and others. Apostol currently resides in New York City and western Massachusetts, but grew up in Tacloban, Philippines. She teaches at the Fieldston School in New York City.