{"id":3549,"date":"2020-01-15T13:14:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T13:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/?p=3549"},"modified":"2020-01-23T18:27:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T18:27:11","slug":"call-for-entries-nigerian-students-poetry-prize-nspp-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/call-for-entries-nigerian-students-poetry-prize-nspp-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"CALL FOR ENTRIES: NIGERIAN STUDENTS POETRY PRIZE (NSPP) 2020"},"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<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-69.png\"><img data-attachment-id=\"3555\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/call-for-entries-nigerian-students-poetry-prize-nspp-2020\/untitled-design-69-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-69.png?fit=1200%2C1200\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" 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=\"Nigerian Students Poetry Prize &#8211; NSPP 2020\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-69.png?fit=300%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-69.png?fit=790%2C790\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3555 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-69.png?resize=790%2C790\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-69.png?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-69.png?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-69.png?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-69.png?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-69.png?resize=600%2C600 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-69.png?resize=100%2C100 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-69.png?w=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nspp.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/\"><strong>Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP)<\/strong><\/a> is an initiative of Poets in Nigeria (PIN) aimed at stimulating literary creativity and encouraging critical thinking among Nigerian undergraduates. Since its inception in 2016 at the University of Ibadan, the prize has received about 2500 entries from students representing over 100 tertiary institutions (including universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, schools of nursing and seminary schools).<\/p>\n<p>Reputed as the foremost poetry prize for Nigerian students, the NSPP has awarded over a million Naira (1,000,000) to winning entrants and published 400 poems authored by selected student-poets in four anthologies: <em>The Sun Will Rise Again (2016), Mixed History (2017), Deep Dreams (2018) and Micah (2019). <\/em><\/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>Notably, tertiary institutions such as University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu and Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Yenagoa hosted the NSPP Awards in 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Previous grand prize winners of the NSPP include Noah Oladele (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; 2016), Bakre Fadil Adedamola (University of Ibadan; 2017), Godstime Tamunofiri Iberiyenari (Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Yenagoa; 2018) and Ogugua Micah Okoye (Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu; 2019).<\/p>\n<p>The fifth edition of the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) opens for submission between 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0January and 31st\u00a0March, 2020. Interested Nigerian undergraduates are expected to submit a 30-line poem on any theme of their choice before the deadline.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>PRIZES\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Aside rewarding the prize winners (top three entrants) with a total cash prize of \u20a6500,000, the top 100 entrants will each receive a certificate of excellence and complimentary copy of the NSPP anthology which features their works.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1st Prize \u2013 \u20a6250,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2nd Prize \u2013 \u20a6150,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>3rd Prize \u2013 \u20a6100,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Consolation Prize \u2013 \u20a625,000 each for 4<sup>th<\/sup> and 5<sup>th<\/sup> best entrants<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/h5>\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<h5><strong>GUIDELINES<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Submissions are to be made at\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/nspp.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/\">http:\/\/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>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.<\/li>\n<li>All entrants are expected to purchase a minimum of one of the four 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><\/u>for 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:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:poetsinnigeria@gmail.com\">poetsinnigeria@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission Deadline: 31<sup>st<\/sup> March, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Moderator, NSPP 2020<\/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>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&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31],"tags":[235,309,692,228],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2944,"url":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/nspp2019\/","url_meta":{"origin":3549,"position":0},"title":"CALL FOR ENTRIES: NIGERIAN STUDENTS POETRY PRIZE 2019","date":"January 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"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 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\u2026","rel":"nofollow","context":"In \"Activities\"","img":{"src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4276,"url":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/pin-to-announce-selected-entries-for-nspp-2020-tomorrow\/","url_meta":{"origin":3549,"position":1},"title":"PIN to announce selected entries for NSPP 2020 tomorrow","date":"July 24, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Poets in Nigeria (PIN) will reveal the selected entries for the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) 2020 tomorrow (25th July, 2020) via a live streaming on its official Facebook page (www.facebook.com\/poetsinnigeria) at 4PM. The poems, which are selections of the NSPP Judging Panel including Dr. Amanze Akpuda, Dr. Santosh Bakaya,\u2026","rel":"nofollow","context":"In \"Activities\"","img":{"src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3233,"url":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/call-for-logos-nigerian-students-poetry-prize-nspp\/","url_meta":{"origin":3549,"position":2},"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":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3549"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3549"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3563,"href":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3549\/revisions\/3563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}