Words Rhymes & Rhythm is calling for entries for the May edition of the Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC) on the theme: “A PEOPLE’S HOPE”.

Organized in honor of Brigitte Poirson, French poet and lecturer, editor and promoter of African poetry, the BPPC is a monthly contest designed to identify and reward the under-appreciated poetic talents of Nigerian poets.

The contest will culminate into the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP) which will be awarded in January 2016.

Samson Oluwatoyin, a student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria, won the February edition while Onwuasoanya Chika Tobi, a multiple award-winning poet and spoken word artist, was winner of the March edition themed ‘MAN AND RELIGION’ and  Ikenna C. Igwe, a Poet, novelist and short-story writer, and children author, won the April edition themed ‘WIND OF CHANGE‘.

Prize to be won

1. A cash prize of N5000 and a copy of ‘What Can Words Do?’ by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson will be awarded to the overall best poem
2. Authors of the top three poems will be awarded a certificate each
3. All top 10 poems will be automatically entered for the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP)
4. All top 10 poems will be published in an anthology in January 2016.
5. Submission deadline is midnight Wednesday May 20th 2015.

Guidelines:

1. Contestants are invited to submit one poem on the theme: ‘A PEOPLE’S HOPE’.
2. Submissions should be sent to submissions@wrr.ng 
3. All entries must be the original work of the poet submitting it.
4. No ATTACHMENTS, submit poem and other details as body of mail.
5. The CONTEST NAME AND POEM TITLE must be mentioned clearly, as the subject of the e-mail. For example:  “Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest: CHANGE IS HERE”
6. The maximum length of the poem should be one page, i.e. 30 lines (plus the title).
7. Authors must provide their full names [and Facebook ID for identification] and a 50-100 word biography in the body of the e-mail.
8. Nigerian residents in any part of the world are eligible.
9. Entries are free.

Note that:

1. Poems containing profanity, racism or vulgarity will be disqualified.
2. The poems will be judged based on their artistic quality and creativity.
3. The judges’ decision is final and under no circumstances will they enter into any correspondence with entrants regarding their decisions.
4. The copyright of each submission remains with its owner.
5. The contests will be held on a monthly basis.
6. The top 10 poems will be automatically entered into the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP) at the end of year.
7. A compilation of the award-winners and the top 10 poems for each month will be published by WRR in January 2016.

Announcer:
Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
Founder/CEO WRR
080-60109295
Kukogho.samson@gmail.com, kukogho.samson@wrr.ng

Author: admin

I am a member of the WRR editorial team.

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