Deadline for kids’ writing contest now Oct. 31

The deadline for the National Creative Writing Competition for Children has been extended to October 31, 2016. This was contained in a release signed by Mrs. Isang Awah, founder of My Rainbow Books. Entries for the contest can be either a poem or a short story, but must explore the following themes: One Sunny Day, […]

The deadline for the National Creative Writing Competition for Children has been extended to October 31, 2016.
This was contained in a release signed by Mrs. Isang Awah, founder of My Rainbow Books. Entries for the contest can be either a poem or a short story, but must explore the following themes: One Sunny Day, New Kid on the Block, The Call, and Being Different.
In addition, word limit for a short story is 1000 words, and 250 words for poetry. This year’s judges include H.E. Hadiza El-Rufai, author and founder/CEO of Yasmin El-Rufai Foundation, Chigozie Obioma, award-winning author of ‘The Fishermen’, C. C. Adetula, author of ‘The Perfect Girl, The Prostitute and Other Stories’, and Nard Choi, Children’s Literature Scholar, University of Cambridge.
The 2016 competition is sponsored by the Education Gaps Linkage Initiative and Emerging Platform Groups, and supported by various organizations and companies, including Marvelous Mike Press, Fenan Digital Prints ltd., Mattini Book Club, Hatlab Ice Cream Delite, All About Kids Ltd., Book River.
The Competition, which is endorsed by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), is an annual, free-to-enter contest organized by My Rainbow Books Limited, to help develop children’s creative thinking and writing skills. It is open to children aged five to sixteen years who are either resident in Nigeria or from Nigeria.