Three poets, Olajuwon Joseph Olumide, Osieka Osinimu Alao, and Jewo Oghenetega, have been shortlisted for the 8th Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP 2022).
NWUGURU C. SULLIVAN, HUSSANI ABDULRAHIM & OLUWAFISAYO AKINFOLAMI SHORTLISTED FOR THE ₦100,000 ERIATA ORIBHABOR POETRY PRIZE 2022
On the Top 3 shortlist of the 2022 edition of the ₦100,000 worth Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize (EOPP) are Nwuguru C. Sullivan, Hussani Abdulrahim, and Oluwafisayo Akinfolami.
#FOW2022— 7TH ‘FEAST OF WORDS’ LITERARY FESTIVAL HOLDS DEC 10 IN LAGOS
It is here again! Feast of Words 2022 (#FOW2022) is billed for December 10, 2022, and is themed ‘WORDS FOR A NATION AT CROSSROADS.’
MUSA MUHAMMAD USMAN IS THE WINNER OF THE 2022 WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM NIGERIAN TEACHERS AWARD
Musa Muhammad Usman has won 2023 Words Rhymes & Rhythm Nigerian Teachers Award (WRR-NTA) which honours Nigerian teachers of the English Language, Literature, and Creative Arts who have made outstanding contributions.
ERIATA ORIBHABOR POETRY PRIZE: EOPP 2022 TOP 10 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
Ten poems by Nwuguru C. Sullivan, Inimfon Inyang-Kpanantia, Ebuka Evans, Hussani Abdulrahim, Nnadi Samuel, Blessing Omeiza Ojo, Oluwafisayo Akinfolami, Olalekan Daniel Kehinde, Okoronkwo Chisom, and Wuguru Chidiebere Sullivan have made it to the TOP 10 shortlist of the EOPP 2022.
OSIEKA OSINIMU ALAO WINS BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2022
The winning poem is defiant and near-prophetic social commentary in verse. It examines the Nigerian political experience and concludes with a prophetic declaration that is reminiscent of the current wave of political enlightenment sweeping through the country.
ERIATA ORIBHABOR POETRY PRIZE 2022: SOONEST NATHANIEL, JIDE BADMUS & MARTINS DEEP TO JUDGE ₦100,000 CONTEST
Award-winning poets Soonest Nathaniel, Jide Badmus, and Martins Deep are the judges for the 10th edition of the Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize, EOPP 2022. Over 450 entries were received for the N100,000 Prize between June and August 2022.
NOMINATE A TEACHER FOR THE 2022 WRR NIGERIAN TEACHERS AWARD
We are accepting nominations for the 2022 edition of the Words Rhymes & Rhythm NIGERIAN TEACHERS AWARD (WRR-NTA) to mark the occasion of the 2022 World Teachers’ Day themed “The Transformation of Education Begins With Teachers”.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ‘PACESETTERS’ — CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE ISSUE 2/VOL. 2, OCTOBER 2022
CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE is accepting original poetry, prose (fiction and non-fiction), art and photography for Issue 2/Volume 2 [October 2022]. Themed ‘Pacesetters’, this special issue honours Nigerians who have helped shape the literary ecosystem.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022) – ‘SORO SOKE: 2023 & BEYOND’
For this edition of the Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest, we want you to appraise, protest, question, pray, dismiss, damn, or express whatever reaction comes to you, as you think about 2023 in the context of Nigeria’s political future. Just Soro Soke!