Computer Operator Secondary School

Personal Data

Names: Okoh, Sunday Francis

Date of Birth 26th December, 1969

State of Origin Benue State

Marital Status Married

State Origin Benue

Phone Numbers 070********, 080*********

Work Experience and Dates

Computer Operator/Proofreader 1996-1997

University Press Plc.

Jericho, Ibadan

Responsibilities

typesetting of manuscripts

proofreading of manuscript

Editor (Creative writing) 1997-2001

CSS Limited

Broad Street, Lagos

Responsibilities

Editing manuscripts

Sourcing for manuscripts

Editor (Humanities) 2001-2005

Spectrum Books Nigeria Limited

Ring Road, Ibadan

Responsibilities

Editing manuscripts

Sourcing for manuscripts

Indexing

Teacher (Use of English/Literature-ini-English 2005-2009

Educational Advancement Centre

Bodija, Ibadan.

Responsibilities

Teaching English (O Level)

Teaching Literature (O&A)

Teacher (English/Literature 2010-2011

Baptist Secondary School

Agbowo, Ibadan.

Responsibilities

HOD Humanities

Teaching English

Teaching Literature

Senior Editor (Humanities) 2011 - 2014

Melrose Books and Publications

Sango Ota

Ogun State

Responsibilities

Liaising with authors and freelancers

Editing and proofreading of manuscripts

Asst. Publisher (Humanities) 2014 to date

Melrose Books and Publications

Sango Ota

Ogun State

Responsibilities

Managing a team of editors

Liaising with authors and freelancers

Editing and proofreading of manuscripts

Educational Qualification and Date (s)

BA (Hons) English 1994

University of Jos

Jos, Nigeria

Publications

Not an Easy Route ( a teenage novel) Lantern Books, Ikeja, Lagos, 2004

Titilope’s Silly Game ( a picture book), New African Books, Cape Town, South Africa, 2007

‘Impact of Oral Tradition on Contemporary Children Fiction in Nigeria’ being a paper presented at the IBBY ( International Board on Books for Youth) Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 2004

The Great Sacrifice, ( a play) being published by Melrose Books and Publications, Sango Ota, Ogun State

Macmillan Verbal Reasoning Series (Primary 1-6) Macmillan Publishers Ltd: (Lead Author)

Extra-Curricular Activities

Creative writing, reading and reading promotion, acting and directing plays

Language Spoken

Idoma, Igala, Yoruba, English

Referees

Mr Emmanuel Igudia

Faculty of Education

Dept. of Library and Archival Studies

University of Ibadan

Mr Gbola Aiyedun

Publishing Director

Learn Africa Plc,

Ikeja, Lagos

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