{"id":2452,"date":"2017-12-17T17:17:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T17:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/?p=2452"},"modified":"2017-12-17T21:32:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T21:32:29","slug":"ken-egbas-prize-for-festival-poetry-calabar-2017-the-prize-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/ken-egbas-prize-for-festival-poetry-calabar-2017-the-prize-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"KEN EGBAS PRIZE FOR FESTIVAL POETRY (CALABAR 2017) \u2013 THE PRIZE WINNERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n\n <!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.1.7.8 Content AdSense async --> \n\n<script async data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\">\nvar quads_screen_width = document.body.clientWidth;\nif ( quads_screen_width >= 1140 ) {\r\n\/* desktop monitors *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width >= 1024  && quads_screen_width < 1140 ) {\r\n\/* tablet landscape *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width >= 768  && quads_screen_width < 1024 ) {\r\n\/* tablet portrait *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width < 768 ) {\r\n\/* phone *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}<\/script>\n\n <!-- end WP QUADS --> \n\n\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>KEN EGBAS PRIZE FOR FESTIVAL POETRY (CALABAR 2017) \u2013 THE PRIZE WINNERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-PRIZE-WINNERS.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2453\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/ken-egbas-prize-for-festival-poetry-calabar-2017-the-prize-winners\/ken-egbas-prize-winners\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-PRIZE-WINNERS.jpg?fit=1584%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1584,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KEN EGBAS PRIZE WINNERS\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-PRIZE-WINNERS.jpg?fit=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-PRIZE-WINNERS.jpg?fit=790%2C638&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2453 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-PRIZE-WINNERS-1024x827.jpg?resize=640%2C517\" alt=\"KEN EGBAS PRIZE WINNERS\" width=\"640\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-PRIZE-WINNERS.jpg?resize=1024%2C827&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-PRIZE-WINNERS.jpg?resize=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-PRIZE-WINNERS.jpg?resize=768%2C621&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/KEN-EGBAS-PRIZE-WINNERS.jpg?w=1584&amp;ssl=1 1584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad2\" id=\"quads-ad2\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\r\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-5983616716487778\",\r\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Poets in Nigeria (PIN) &amp; Festival Poetry Foundation (FPF) are pleased to announce the prize winners for the maiden edition of Ken Egbas Prize for Festival Poetry (Calabar 2017) which opened for submissions on 9<sup>th<\/sup> October, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Ridwan Adelaja, a poet and freelance journalist, emerged first with his poem entitled \u2018Black Identity\u2019 while Ogwiji Ehi-kowochio Blessing,\u00a0 a fourth year student of Agriculture at the University of Ibadan, won the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> prize with her poem entitled \u2018A Letter to Dawn\u2019. Aire Joshua Omotayo, a student of Computer Science at the University of Ibadan, clinched the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> prize with his poem entitled \u2018A Verse for my Country\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>While making available the final result, the Chief Judge, Kukogho Iruesiri Samson remarked thus: \u201cJudging these poems and selecting just three winners was a strenuous task, especially considering the quality of entries and the fact that every single one of them had very good points and some weakness. While I congratulate the winners, it is pertinent to let them know that they clinched the top spots, not only because their poems were remarkably better than the others, but because they paid more attention to detail. Some poems suffered from poor openers, poor closures, poor linking of metaphors, irregular punctuation, lack of form and in some cases, verbose language. Therefore, I will advise each entrant to take a second look and consider themselves champions by default, whether or not they came top in the contest. To write is to win!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The initiative, an offshoot of the annually organized Festival Poetry Calabar, was launched in 2016 via an address by Dr. Ken Egbas wherein he pledged the sum of \u20a6500,000 for the sponsorship of the prize for a 5-year period. Authors of winning entries will be awarded a total cash prize of \u20a670,000 at the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> edition of Festival Poetry Calabar holding from 21<sup>st<\/sup> \u2013 23<sup>rd<\/sup> December, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nKolade Olanrewaju Freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>For: PIN &amp; FPF<\/em>\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad3\" id=\"quads-ad3\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\r\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-5983616716487778\",\r\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KEN EGBAS PRIZE FOR FESTIVAL POETRY (CALABAR 2017) \u2013 THE PRIZE WINNERS Poets in Nigeria (PIN) &amp; Festival Poetry Foundation (FPF) are pleased to announce&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31],"tags":[499,497,500,501,291,498,228],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2826,"url":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/ken-egbas-poetry-prize-2018-prize-winners\/","url_meta":{"origin":2452,"position":0},"title":"KEN EGBAS POETRY PRIZE 2018: PRIZE WINNERS","date":"December 22, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"KEN EGBAS POETRY PRIZE 2018: PRIZE WINNERS Poets in Nigeria (PIN) is pleased to announce the prize winners (top three entrants) for the 2nd edition of Ken Egbas Poetry Prize which closed to submissions on 30th November, 2018. 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