The first edition of the Campus Writing Challenge was recently concluded at an award ceremony hosted at the Stallion Plaza headquarters of Union Bank, sponsors of the initiative. The hour-long private event was attended by some of the entrants of the contest, including the Top 10 winners, along with a few of their relatives, the OkadaBooks […]
Unveiling the Winners of the First Edition of the Campus Writing Challenge
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Campus Writing Challenge: How to Vote for Your Favourite Stories
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From almost 2,000 entries received, the list of the top 150 stories is out. Visit Union Bank’s website, to vote for your favourite stories. Quick things to note before you vote: Only the top 150 entries qualify for voting You need to create an OkadaBooks account You need to verify your phone number You can vote for many […]
Write a Short Story in 50 Paragraphs & you could Win $3,000
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Writers are invited to create and submit a short story consisting of 50 paragraphs. The contest provides the 1st and 25th paragraphs, and the short story writer crafts the rest. First prize is $3000, 2nd prize is $2000, and 3rd prize is $1000 with the winning short stories published in a short story anthology, as […]
Win $5,000 with one Poem in the Frontier Poetry Award
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In their pursuit to recognize today’s best poets, Frontier Poetry, a platform that uplifts, prepares and inspires emerging poets, is celebrating one outstanding piece of poetry, OPEN to all poets regardless of publication history, with a $5,000 award and publication. Ten finalists will also receive $100 each and all winners will earn publication with Frontier […]
Top Entries from the LIPFest2018 Poetry Contest
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Do you remember the poetry contest for the 2018 Lagos International Poetry Festival that was announced here? Well, after a thorough judging session by the judges, Dami Àjàyí and Titilope Sonuga, the entries of 15 poets were chosen to be featured in the anthology, and 3 of these 15 poets, who had the most outstanding poems, will receive […]
Win ₦100,000 in the Freedom Magazine Literary Award
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I’ve always been one to tell writers, especially those just starting out, that being exposed is one of the things to aim for. If no one knows you, no one will read what you write. Apart from having your blog and social pages where you share your writing for exposure and to pull in […]
Over ₦100,000 to be won in the 2018 Lagos International Poetry Festival
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The Lagos International Poetry Festival is an annual celebration that brings poets, writers, artists, and thinkers from across the world to Lagos for a week of conversations, readings, performances, workshops and adventure. This year, the Lagos International Poetry Festival will be publishing an anthology of poems on the theme Wide Awake. Poetry entries are expected to […]