Today, we have seen numerous death of young promising writers by suicide. Exactly last year, we lost the talented Chukwuemeka Akachi, whose death spreads like a sandstorm. The same year, an online literary blog published the name of five young students writers who died by suicide.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST [APRIL/MAY 2020] — ‘COVID-19’
IBE, OLADIMEJI OGEDENGBE WIN BPPC FEBRUARY/MARCH 2020
Ibe Obasiota Ben, Oladimeji Adam Adedayo, and Ogedengbe Tolulope Impact are the winners of the February-March 2020 edition of the prestigious Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC).
DAVID OKAFOR WINS ERIATA ORIBHABOR POETRY PRIZE 2019, NNADI SAMUEL & OJO TAIYE EMERGE RUNNER-UPs
DAVID CHIMEREMEZE OKAFOR is the winner of the 2019 edition of the annual Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize (EOPP) with Nnadi Samuel and Ojo Taiye in runner-up positions.
EOPP 2019: TOP 20 SHORTLISTED POETS
We are pleased to announce a shortlist of the top twenty (20) entries for the 8th edition of the annual Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize, EOPP 2019.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST [FEBRUARY/MARCH 2020] — ‘FRIENDSHIP’
IQUO DIANAABASI & IFEANYICHUKWU PETER TO JUDGE EOPP 2019
Iquo Dianaabasi and Ifeanyichukwu Peter Eze are the judges for the 8th edition of the annual Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize, EOPP 2019.
SALIHU MAHE’S CHAPBOOK WINS GREEN AUTHOR PRIZE 2019
EMMANUEL FAITH WINS ALBERT JUNGERS POETRY PRIZE 2019
Emmanuel Faith, the author of Chronicles of an Intern, has emerged winner of the annual Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP) 2019 for his 20-line rhyming poem Like Babies.
ALBERT JUNGERS POETRY PRIZE 2019: OGEDENGBE, OLADIMEJI, EMMANUEL ON 3-MAN SHORTLIST
The shortlisted poetsfor Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP) 2019 are Ogedengbe Tolulope Impact, Oladimeji Adam Adedayo and Emmanuel Faith.
