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Musaddam Idriss Musa is a multilingual Nigerian writer , journalist, poet, songwriter, novelist and publisher as well as literary critic. He worked as editor and correspondent of many Nigerian newspapers, including Leadership, Mujallar ADABI, Neptune Prime, Premium Times and Jakadiya. . He also authored the official biography of the late Major-General Idris Alkali. He is the founder and president of the Writers Guild of Nigeria and active member of the Nigerian Folklore Society. Musaddam has been the Director of Media and Publicity of the Yobe Writers Association since 2018 and the pioneer Lead Representative of Poets In Nigeria, Potiskum Connect Centre as well as the Chairman of Potiskum Writers Association.

Early life and education
Musaddam was born in 1992 at Potiskum of former Nangere local government area of Yobe State. He started his non-formal Islamic education in his residence then to Khalid Bn Walid Islamic School were he obtained Quran. Musaddam attended Saint Paul Learners Academy for his Nursery school. In 2000 he was admitted into Damboa Primary School and later transferred to Kwata Primary School where he obtained his First school leaving certificate. He started junior secondary school in Government Junior Secondary School, Kara then proceeded to Government Day Secondary School Potiskum" in 2010. He studied Computer Science and Chemistry Education from Federal College of Education, Potiskum. He was also admitted into Harvard University to read Professional Diploma in Computer Science. Other schools Musaddam attended where the online courses from SkyLabs, India, Darussalam in Maiduguri and AP Goyal Shimla University.

Career
Musaddam is a CEO/Editor-in-Chief and publisher of Mujallar ADABI a Hausa Magazine founded in August 2017, a manager of a record label at Sarewa Musical Studio. He was Head of School Asasul Islam Nursery and primary school. He was also Senior Academic Officer and Vice Academic of Al'azhar College of Science and Humanities. In 2019 he co-founded SASTECH Academy. From 2017 to date he is contributing correspondent of Neptune Prime, Teen Trust and Leadership Hausa Ayau.

Selected published novels
Poetry · 1. Kirsimeti (Christmas) poem · · 2. Matata (My Wife) · 3. My Teacher · 4. Aisha · 5. Kunama (Scorpion) · 6. Rake (Sugarcane) · 7. Aisha · 8. Next level · 9. Bakar Mace (Black woman) · 10. Damuwa (Depression).

Play 1. Peculiar Dragon · 2. Gani Ya Kori Ji (Seeing is believing) · 3. Da Sauran Magana. .

Awards and nominations
Musaddam is one of the leading authors and literary critics in northern Nigeria. His novel, Mutum Da Mahaliccinsa (Man and his creator), which he wrote while still a student in Harvard University, won first place prize in the maiden ZEWA Novel Writing Competition organised by the Zazzau Emirate Writers Association, Zaria.

His short story Bangar Siyasa (Political Thuggery), won the third prize in the maiden Kainuwa Authors Forum short story writing competition. . His other works include Living on the breadline, a travelogue on his tour of Jos, Nasarawa and Abuja the capital territory titled Ilimi Mabudin Tafiya, a biography of the late Major-General Idriss Alkali, Animal Tales with moral lessons for children, Classical poems for children, Saban the warrior a legendary book based on Karaikarai mythology, Modern Practical Chemistry according to Waec and Neco Syllabuses, Matsafi Zarman'' (Zarman the magican) among others. He is presently editing an anthology of short stories for the Potiskum Writers Association.

Literary activities
Musaddam have contributed in establishing many literary organizations across the country including the Bauchi Hausa Writers Association in Bauchi State, Amana Writers Association in Kano state and Yobe Writers Association in Yobe state. He also founded Potiskum Writers Association and Writers Guild of Nigeria.