Shandie Shing Avwontom was taught by ANA (Association of Nigerian Authors) Award winner, Bate Besong, who shaped his writing philosophy. Early in his writing career, he worked as a...view moreShandie Shing Avwontom was taught by ANA (Association of Nigerian Authors) Award winner, Bate Besong, who shaped his writing philosophy. Early in his writing career, he worked as a newspaper reporter during Cameroon's "annes de braise" or "soldering 90s" Born in Bamenda, he grew up with the challenges of an English speaker and background in the French speaking town of Douala, Cameroon. TIKO is his first published Novella.
He is co-author of AnglophoneCameroon: A time for Hope, Nooremac Press 1993view less