PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname: Fortress
Other Names: Isaiah Ayinuola Shittu
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: September 23 1955
Place of Birth: Offa
State of Origin: Kwara State
Faith: Christianity
Nationality: Nigerian
Marital Status: Married
Language Spoken: English, Yoruba and Hausa
Hobbies: Creative Writing, Reading, Music and Corporate promotion.

Specialization/Research Interest
Comparative Literature/ Literary and practical Criticism.

EDUCATION/BACKGROUND, QUALIFICATION AND DATES.
1. School of Post graduate Studies
    Covenant University,
    Ota Nigeria
    2005
    M/Phil/PhD (On going)
2. University Of Lagos
    Nigeria
    1990
    Master Of Arts(M.A)
3. University Of Ilorin
    1984
    Bachelor Of Arts (B.A)

ASSOCIATION
1. Nigeria Institute Of International Affairs (NIIA): Full Member Since 1989.
2. Arthur Anderson Consultancy/NAHCO- In The Re-engineering Of Nigeria
Aviation Handling Company.(NAHCO): 2nd December 1993 to April 1994.

PUBLICATIONS
1. Imagination Of Poets: An anthology of African Poems.
2. Flowers For Ebun (Novel, ready for Publication)
3. The Mask (Drama, ready for publication)
4. In His Presence (A Collection Of Gospel Poetry; ready for Publication)
5. The House Of Temptation (A Gospel Novelette; ready for publication)
Proposed For 2007/2008
6. A Method Of Teaching Creative Writing (On going)
7. Aspects Of Literature In Creative Writing.(On going)
8. Basic English Composition For Primary Schools: 1 - 6 (On going)
9. Pragmatic Pedagogy In Literature In English.(On going)

CONFERENCES
1.Counceling Through Poetry: The HIV/AIDS Pandemic In Nigeria.
2. Pragmatic Pedagogy As A Strategy For Enhancing The Utility Of Literature
In Nigeria Tertiary Education.
3. Under African Skies; The Imagination Of Poets and Story Telling In
The HIV/AIDS Pandemic.

SEMINAR PAPERS (CHD)
1. Literature And Conflict Management In A Global Setting: Structuralism And
Deconstruction As Case Study.