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!
JEWO OGHENETEGA WINS BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST JUNE/JULY 2022
Jewo’s winning poem declares that “a universe where “U” [you] = me” is the new frontier he aspires to. Throughout this poem, he illustrates how humans are wired to always look beyond their present circumstances and what is already known.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (JUNE/JULY 2022) – ‘YOUR NEW FRONTIER’
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.