John is a South Sudanese creative writer, a founding member of South Sudan’s biggest artistic youth movement, Anataban Arts Initiative. He realized his writing capabilities while at Kenya National Theater in Nairobi in 2009 while doing plays which Jicho 4 Productions.
Back in his homeland South Sudan, John in spite of working for a local Human Rights organization. With his work, his daily engagement with people resulted to him writing on everyday situation in South Sudan. His writing has been termed as some kind of a creative artivism because he directs them towards addressing issues in the community.