Anton Clifford-Motopi

Anton Clifford-Motopi enjoys writing stories that make children laugh. His stories explore themes of self-identity, family relationships and friendship, drawing from his experiences of growing up light skinned with a black identity in a large adoptive family. He first became interested in writing for children while working as a high school teacher, but it would be many years before he put pencil to paper. Anton wrote three children’s books while working as a university lecturer and raising four children. Although none of these books were published, they developed Anton’s love for storytelling and were important steps to him becoming a published children’s author. Anton’s other job is a health researcher at a university. The job involves a lot of thinking, reading and writing, but his passion is writing funny and thought-provoking stories for children. To and Fro is his debut novel.