The Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC), June-July 2022, is open for submissions! For this edition, we want you to tell us about your new frontier.
BPPC: OLAJUWON JOSEPH OLUMIDE WINS BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST APRIL/MAY 2022
Olajuwon Joseph Olumide is the winner of the April/May 2022 edition of the bi-monthly Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC). A prolific poet, soul singer, and author, Olumide clinched the first prize for the poem “Do Not Die in Their War”. It is his fourth time finishing at the top of the BPPC.
CALL FOR ENTRIES: ERIATA ORIBHABOR POETRY PRIZE 2022
We cordially invite Nigerian poets and lovers of literature residing anywhere in the world to submit poems for the 10th annual Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize, EOPP 2022. A total of ₦100,000 cash prize will be won.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ‘IDENTITY’ — CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE ISSUE 2, VOL 1, JULY 2022
The theme of this issue is Identity. we seek submissions (stories, poems, essays, art & photographs) that set us apart and yet give us a sense of community.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (APRIL/MAY 2022) – ‘STOP WAR’
The Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC), April/May 2022, is open for submissions! We are accepting original poems dealing with the horrors, or reminiscences, of war, longings for peace, challenges of the future and more, using your poetic weapons.
BPPC: PHILIP CHIJIOKE ABONYI WINS BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST FEBRUARY/MARCH 2022 EDITION
Phillip Chijioke Abonyi has won the February/March 2022 edition of the bi-monthly Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC). Abonyi, a writer and photographer, was awarded first place for ‘How a Poet Loves a Poem’, a sorrowful poem mourning a lost loved one.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (FEBRUARY/MARCH 2022) – ‘LOVE IN VERSE’
We are accepting original romantic poems that explore the diverse themes of love, whether in a realistic or surrealistic way and stretches the boundaries of poetry in terms of diction, composition and form. Yes, this theme draws from the euphoria of Valentine’s Day.
AKOR AGADA NATHANIEL IS ALBERT JUNGERS POETRY PRIZE (AJPP) 2021 WINNER
Akor Agada Nathaniel is the winner of the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP) 2021, awarded to the best poem from the combined top 10 entries of the bi-monthly Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC), from February to September 2021.
#FOW2021— OLOWO QUDUS OPEYEMI, HUSSANI ABDULRAHIM & AKOR AGADA NATHANIEL ON ALBERT JUNGERS PRIZE 2021 SHORTLIST
Olowo Qudus Opeyemi, Hussani Abdulrahim and Akor Agada Nathaniel have been shortlisted for the 2021 Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP).
#FOW2021 SPECIAL GUESTS: OPPONG C. BENJAMIN & JIDE BADMUS FOR FEAST OF WORDS 2021
Writers Oppong Clifford Benjamin and Jide Badmus are Special Guests for the 6th Words Rhymes & Rhythm Literary Festival — FEAST OF WORDS (FOW) 2021.