NSPP 2018 poetry prize open for entries

Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP), an initiative of Poets in Nigeria (PIN) has called for entries for its 2018 contest. The submissions window opened on January 15 and will close on February 28, 2018.  The competition is open to all Nigerian undergraduates studying in Nigeria and the diaspora. Entrants should be from a recognized tertiary […]

Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP), an initiative of Poets in Nigeria (PIN) has called for entries for its 2018 contest. The submissions window opened on January 15 and will close on February 28, 2018. 

The competition is open to all Nigerian undergraduates studying in Nigeria and the diaspora. Entrants should be from a recognized tertiary institution.

In its third edition, the NSPP is building on the success of the 2017 edition of the awards ceremony hosted by University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC). Winners of the 2018 edition will be awarded in May at Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu. Previous winners of the prize include Noah Oladele (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife), Chinelo Nwangwu (University of Ibadan) and Chisom Okafor (University of Nigeria, Nsukka) in 2016; Bakre Fadil Adedamola (University of Ibadan), Ajah Henry Ekene (University of Benin) and Bona Solomon (University of Ibadan) in 2017.

The aim of the project is to “stimulate creativity, promote literary excellence and broaden the concept of intellectualism among Nigerian undergraduates.”

Since inception in 2016 at the Students’ Union Building, University of Ibadan, the prize has received over 1000 entries from students drawn from over 100 tertiary institutions.

Aside rewarding the top three entrants, who also double as prize winners, with a total cash prize of 300,000, the top 100 entrants will be featured in a globally distributed anthology.

The 2018 edition of the prize is sponsored by Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu.