{"id":2944,"date":"2019-01-15T17:44:18","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T17:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/?p=2944"},"modified":"2019-01-15T18:10:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T18:10:06","slug":"nspp2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/nspp2019\/","title":{"rendered":"CALL FOR ENTRIES: NIGERIAN STUDENTS POETRY PRIZE 2019"},"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<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CALL FOR ENTRIES: NIGERIAN STUDENTS POETRY PRIZE 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/NSPP-2019-4.png\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2946\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/nspp2019\/nspp-2019-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/NSPP-2019-4.png?fit=597%2C492&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"597,492\" 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=\"NSPP 2019 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/NSPP-2019-4.png?fit=300%2C247&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/NSPP-2019-4.png?fit=597%2C492&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2946 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/NSPP-2019-4.png?resize=597%2C492\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/NSPP-2019-4.png?w=597&amp;ssl=1 597w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/NSPP-2019-4.png?resize=300%2C247&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a> Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) is an initiative of Poets in Nigeria (PIN) aimed at stimulating literary creativity, promoting literary excellence and encouraging critical thinking among Nigerian undergraduates. Since inception in 2016 at the University of Ibadan, the prize has received over 1500 entries from students representing over 100 tertiary institutions (including universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, schools of nursing and seminary schools).<\/p>\n<p>Reputed to be the foremost poetry prize for Nigerian students, the NSPP has been hosted by institutions such as University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2017) and Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu (2018). As host of the fourth edition of the prize, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Yenagoa, will be the venue for the NSPP awards ceremony slated for mid-2019.<\/p>\n<p>Previous grand prize winners of the prize include Noah Oladele (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; 2016), Bakre Fadil Adedamola (University of Ibadan; 2017) and Godstime Tamunofiri Iberiyenari (Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Yenagoa; 2018).<\/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>Denja Abdullahi (President, Association of Nigerian Authors), Prof. Akachi Ezeigbo (Joint Winner of The Nigeria Prize for Literature; 2007) and Ismail Bala (literary critic and lecturer, Bayero University, Kano) chaired the judging panel for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 editions of the prize respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth edition of the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) opens to submission between 15<sup>th<\/sup> January and 15<sup>th<\/sup> March, 2019. Interested Nigerian undergraduates are expected to submit a 30-line poem on any theme of their choice before the deadline.<\/p>\n<p><strong> PRIZES\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aside rewarding the prize winners (top three entrants) with a total cash prize of \u20a6300,000, the top 100 entrants will each receive a certificate of excellence and complimentary copy of the NSPP anthology which features their works.<\/p>\n<p>1st Prize \u2013 \u20a6150,000<\/p>\n<p>2nd Prize \u2013 \u20a6100,000<\/p>\n<p>3rd Prize \u2013 \u20a650,000<\/p>\n<p><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open to all Nigerian undergraduates studying in Nigeria and the diaspora<\/li>\n<li>Entrants must be from a recognized tertiary institution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>GUIDELINES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Submissions are to be made at\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/nspp.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/\">https:\/\/nspp.poetsinnigeria.org.ng<\/a><\/u>, with strict adherence to the instructions thereon.<\/li>\n<li>Poems must be original intellectual property of the entrants.<\/li>\n<li>An entrant is entitled to a single entry of 30 lines maximum.<\/li>\n<li>There are no fixed themes. Entrants can write on any relevant theme.<\/li>\n<li>Entries submitted must be previously unpublished. A submission discovered to have defaulted on this rule will be automatically voided (inclusive of winners).<\/li>\n<li>All entrants are expected to purchase a minimum of one of the three NSPP anthologies uploaded on the submission portal.<\/li>\n<li>Under no condition will the judges\u2019 unanimous decisions be challenged.<\/li>\n<li>Entering for the contest gives PIN automatic right to make use of entries as deemed appropriate.<\/li>\n<li>Entries must be written in English. Native terminologies must be translated in English as footnotes.<\/li>\n<li>Entrants should subscribe to\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/\">poetsinnigeria.org.ng<\/a><\/u>\u00a0for regular updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For enquiries, contact the moderator \u2013 Phone:\u00a0<u><a href=\"tel:0703%20484%207164\">+2347034847164<\/a><\/u>; Email:\u00a0poetsinnigeria@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission Deadline: 15<sup>th<\/sup> March, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Moderator, NSPP 2019<\/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>CALL FOR ENTRIES: NIGERIAN STUDENTS POETRY PRIZE 2019 INTRODUCTION Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) is an initiative of Poets in Nigeria (PIN) aimed at stimulating&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31],"tags":[537,309,605,372,606,123,228,124],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3233,"url":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/call-for-logos-nigerian-students-poetry-prize-nspp\/","url_meta":{"origin":2944,"position":0},"title":"CALL FOR LOGOS: NIGERIAN STUDENTS POETRY PRIZE (NSPP)","date":"April 14, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"In a bid to encourage all-round creativity and provide a dynamic platform for the younger generation, Poets in Nigeria (PIN), organizers of the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP), hereby invite students from tertiary institutions to submit logos to be considered for adoption as the official logo of the NSPP Initiative.\u2026","rel":"nofollow","context":"In \"Activities\"","img":{"src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3549,"url":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/call-for-entries-nigerian-students-poetry-prize-nspp-2020\/","url_meta":{"origin":2944,"position":1},"title":"CALL FOR ENTRIES: NIGERIAN STUDENTS POETRY PRIZE (NSPP) 2020","date":"January 15, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"INTRODUCTION Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) is an initiative of Poets in Nigeria (PIN) aimed at stimulating literary creativity and encouraging critical thinking among Nigerian undergraduates. 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