About

Sophia Hotung is a Eurasian writer and illustrator from Hong Kong, best known for creating The Hong Konger art collection. Her new book, titled The (Unlikely) Hong Konger chronicles the backstory behind the collection’s creation and is available across Hong Kong English-language booksellers.

 

Sophia speaks and writes regularly about living with chronic illness and autoimmune diseases. Her most recent talk on invisible disabilities at TEDxTinHauWomen will soon be available online.

 

Sophia is the author and illustrator behind various fiction and non-fiction books centered on Hong Kong. Her work has been featured in Tatler Asia, the South China Morning Post, and Harper’s Bazaar.

Sophia is a winner of the South China Morning Post Spirit of Hong Kong Culture award and Harper's Bazaar Visionary Women award, a member of Tatler Gen.T, and a two-time finalist for Hong Kong's American Chamber of Commerce's Women of Influence: Young Changemaker Award.

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She is reachable at sophia@sophiahotung.com or @sophiahotung