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Nationality
  
Nigerian

Name
  
Toni Kan

Role
  
Writer



Occupation
  
Writer, Editor, Public Relations Senior Management Executive, and Teacher

Notable Works
  
Nights of a Creaking Bed

Writing Masterclass with Toni Kan (Campus Writing Challenge 2018)


Anthony Kan Onwordi known as Toni Kan (born 11 June 1971) is a Nigerian writer, editor, public relations senior management executive, and teacher. He is author of the collection of short stories, Nights of a Creaking Bed, noted for exploring themes on African sexuality, and published by Cassava Republic (Nigerian publishers of writers such as Teju Cole). He was the winner of the NDDC/Ken Saro Wiwa literature prize, awarded by the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), in 2009.

Kan studied English literature at the University of Jos and earned an M.A in English literature at the University of Lagos in 1999, graduating at the top of his class. He became a magazine editor at the age of 26.

References

Toni Kan Wikipedia