Alex Byanyiko

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2021

Author bio

Alex Abesadu Bitrus Byanyiko is a Nigerian writer, broadcaster, and filmmaker. He has worked with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Abuja for 7 years before resigning in April 2016 to focus on independent writing and filmmaking. Some of his short stories appeared in The Kalahari Review, The Shallow Tales Review, ThisIsAbuja, The Aayo Magazine, and KUFENA, The Annual Magazine of St. Paul’s College Old Boys Association (SPOBA). Alex’s series of articles on preventing drug addiction appeared on The Niche, an online magazine based in Lagos, and a few others elsewhere, including The Kalahari Review. Alex is a long-standing member of The Abuja Writers Forum (AWF). Beautiful Thief & Other Stories is his debut collection launched on June 12th, 2022.