Ino Habana studied Literature at the Ateneo de Manila University. He attended the Iyas Creative Writing Workshop in Bacolod and the Silliman National Writers Workshop in Dumaguete. He is currently finishing his MA in Creative Writing at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, where he is focusing on writing for children. His works have been published in the Philippines Free Press and in Likhaan: The Journal of Contemporary Philippine Literature. After living much of his life in Manila, Ino has recently moved to the island of Palawan. When he isn’t exploring beaches or learning how to surf, he is at work on his middle grade children’s novel. His dream project is to record the myth and folklore of Palawan’s Tagbanua people, and collect these in an anthology of stories for children.