Born in Benguet, Ian Layugan is a writer and researcher now based in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. He is part of Ubbog Cordillera Writers and is a Senior Research Associate for Rainbow Rights Philippines. He consults for NGOs for development studies on adolescent health, children in policymaking, and gender studies. He has worked with ChildFund, Save the Children, Plan International, and Asmae among others. He was a graduate student research fellow at the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore (2020), and a creative writing fellow at the UP Baguio Cordillera Creative Writing Workshop (2016) and the UST National Writers Workshop (2023).
