The Poetically Written Prose Contest is a yearly project organized by the Glass Door Initiative of Poets in Nigeria (PIN). The contest is aimed at discovering extraordinary prose works decorated with the elements of poetry.

The 6th edition of the Poetically Written Prose Contest opens for submission between 2nd July 2022 and 2nd August 2022. Writers across the globe are hereby invited to submit enchanting prose works embellished with poetic devices, in what is being tagged –

POETICALLY WRITTEN PROSE

PRIZES

1st Prize ─ ₦50,000
2nd Prize ─ ₦30,000
3rd Prize ─ ₦20,000

GUIDELINES

1. No specific theme, but submissions must be poetically written.
2. Word count: 300 ─ 500 words
3. All entrants are expected to purchase the 5th edition of the Poetically Written Prose Anthology which goes for N1,000 only.
4. To purchase an anthology, entrants can use either of the below payment systems:

i. Entrants automatically receive the anthology once they pay through this link.

ii. Entrants can transfer N1000 to Poets in Nigeria | 0759986028 | Access Bank and receive an anthology through email.

5. All receipts of payment must be submitted alongside entry.
6. Entries should be pasted on the body of the mail (attachments are not allowed).
7. Submissions should be headlined: “POETICALLY WRITTEN PROSE” and must not be used as the title of the submission.
8. Any submission without an independent title will be voided.
9. One entry per participant.
10. Submissions should include receipt of payment, a brief biography, photograph, and contact information (name, email address, and phone number)
11. All entries must be original works of authors and NOT PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED.
12. Any submission found to have been previously published will be voided.

NOTE: Submission of an entry is an explicit approval for Glass Door Initiative to use any work as may deem appropriate. Authors would be duly acknowledged.

Entrants should subscribe to www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng for regular updates.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION

All entries should be forwarded to glassdoornigeria@gmail.com, from 2nd July to 2nd August 2022.

The Trust for Sustainable Living (TSL) Essay Competition aims to hear students’ own views on how they feel that nature can support the achievement of the SDGs in their own communities.

Students are invited to approach the topic however they wish. They can choose to focus on one SDG, or multiple SDGs that they feel are a key issue within their communities and explore how nature could help to improve the situation.

They are strongly encouraged to include their own personal views, perspectives and experiences to help bring their thoughts and visions alive.

Host: The Trust for Sustainable Living UK
Eligible Countries: All Countries
Benefits: £2,500 Cash Prize | Certificates
Deadline: January 18, 2024

ESSAY TOPIC

“How can nature help us achieve the UN SDGs in my community?”

SYNOPSIS

Nature provides us with everything we need to survive and thrive – clean air and water, food, materials for shelter, medicines and so much more. Many people believe that nature can help us tackle major global challenges such as climate change, food and water security, biodiversity loss and disaster risk reduction, as well as improving human health, societal wellbeing and developing sustainable economies.

What We Expect

The judges are looking for originality and creativity in all formats – and the potential to contribute to constructive national or international debate. Unique and well-argued perspectives score highly.

Requirements:

All work should be original and the student’s own. A bibliography of references should be included where appropriate and will not be counted as part of the official word limit. Essays with plagiarised content will not be considered for an award.

If students choose to use AI to support them in their research, then it is important they do not use AI tools to generate an essay and submit it as if it was their own work. The use of generative AI must be acknowledged in the bibliography (as detailed below) where it has been used as a functional tool to assist in the process of creating essays.

Minimum requirement to include in bibliography:

• Name and version of the generative AI system used; e.g. ChatGPT-3.5
• Publisher (company that made the AI system); e.g. OpenAI
• URL of the AI system.
• Brief description (single sentence) of context in which the tool was used.
• The prompt(s) used to generate a response in the AI system.

For example: I acknowledge the use of ChatGPT 3.5 (Open AI, https://chat.openai.com) to summarise my initial notes and to proofread my final draft.

Reward

• One overall Grand Prize Winner will receive a trophy and a cash prize of £1000 and £500 for their school,
• One Runner Up receiving a trophy and a cash prize of £500 and £250 for their school (cash prizes paid in local currency).
• All participating Teacher Champions, Essay Finalists & Honourable Mentions, and International Debate participants, will receive personalised e-certificates.

Key dates

• 08 September 2023: TSL 2024 Essay Competition Launch –NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS. Registration open for Teacher Champions/Schools to participate in TSL 2024 Essay Competition.
• 18 January 2024: Final deadline for essay entries.
• 14 March 2024: Announcement of International Essay Competition Finalists & Honourable Mentions on TSL websites.
• 18 April 2024: Top Ten Finalists from Primary and Secondary categories notified via Teacher Champion.
• 18-22 April: Invitations to participate in the International Student Debates sent to eligible students via their Teacher Champion.
• 14 March – 31 July 2024: Country Debates.
• Summer 2024: International Schools Debate & Awards (online) Dates TBC.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified applicants should apply using the link below

The essay length varies by age as follows:

• Primary students (ages 7-11): 400 words
• Secondary and College students (ages 12-18): 600 words

FIND OUT MORE AND APPLY

Deadline:

January 18, 2024

The National association of Kwara state students presents a revived Competition to Foster, Celebrate and Compensate astute Writers and psychedelic Orators among Students from Kwara State.

Host: National Association of Kwara state students
Tagged: Contests
Open To: Kwara State Undergraduates - Nigeria
Benefits: Cash Prizes
Deadline: January 15, 2024

The competition will happen in phases, the preliminary stage of the contest will be in form of an ESSAY WRITING. Every entries will be received from intending participants who are Kwarans across all tertiary institutions in Nigeria and Diaspora.

Following the submission of entries, a panel of experts will scrutinize all entries and the best ten (10) shall qualify for the finals – a (DEBATE AND ORATORY CONTEST) which shall hold at a date to be communicated with qualified participants.

Essay Topics

Addressing Inequality: Towards a Fair and Inclusive Economic Landscape in Nigeria

Submission Guidelines

• The essay should be written in English and the Essay must not be more than 500 words in length, excluding references.
• The essay must be an original work of the entrant (written by the entrant) and must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, intellectual property of any person or entity.
• The style of referencing must be MLA and this must be used consistently throughout the essay.
• The list of references shall include all cited texts used in the essay.
• Submitted essays must not have been published elsewhere either before the contest or concurrently.
• The essay must have a cover page with the title of the work, the author’s name, phone number and email address, Name of the College/University with the address.
• Every subsequent page must carry a page number but NOT the author’s name.
• Each participant shall submit only one essay. There shall be no revisions. The essays received are final copies.
• Essays must be submitted in Microsoft Word doc format, Times New Roman, Font 12, Double spaced with numbered pages. All other formats will be disqualified.

Benefits:

Cash Prizes

Method of Application

All entries should be sent to nakssnhq24@gmail.com

All enquires should be addressed to the Public Relations Official:

08060162140 – Public Relations Officer

SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY HERE

Deadline:

January 15, 2024

The Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ibadan, proudly announces the launch of the 6th edition of the prestigious ‘Fisayo Soyombo Essay Competition’.

This annual event invites solution-driven essays that delve into significant national matters, offering a unique opportunity for you to contribute your insightful perspectives.

Host: University of Ibadan
Tagged: Essay Competition
Open To: Nigerian Undergraduates
Benefits: First Place - N250,000 | Second Place: N150,000 | Third Place: N100,000
Deadline: January 31, 2024

Are you an undergraduate student at a Nigerian university with a passion for writing and a desire to address national issues?

Participating in this competition is not just about showcasing your writing skills. It’s an opportunity to voice your ideas and potentially influence strategies to combat corruption in Nigeria. This is your chance to instigate change and inspire others with innovative approaches to a longstanding issue.

Eligibility Requirements for Union of Campus Journalists Essay Contest

You must be an Undergraduate student in any Nigerian university.

Essay Topics

The Essay Topic for 2024 is: “BLESSED YET IMPOVERISHED: HOW CAN NIGERIA SOLVE ITS CORRUPTION ISSUES?”

Your Challenge: Explore this critical issue and propose innovative solutions to one of Nigeria’s most pressing problems.

Benefits of Union of Campus Journalists Essay Contest

• First Place: N250,000
• Second Place: N150,000
• Third Place: N100,000

Essay Requirements

• Word Count: Your essay should be between 1500 and 2000 words.
• Formatting Guidelines: Use Times New Roman font, size 12, with 1.5 line spacing.

How to Participate

Email your entry to ucjunibadan@gmail.com. Include your essay and a copy of your school ID in separate PDF files.

Ensure the subject of your email reads “FISAYO SOYOMBO ESSAY CONTEST.

For any questions or enquiries, feel free to reach out via email at ucjunibadan@gmail.com.

SUBMIT ESSAY ENTRY HERE

Deadline

January 31, 2024

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has opened entries for it’s essay competition for Nigerian undergraduates in tertiary institutions across the country to promote academic excellence.

The essay contest is an annual competition for undergraduates in various higher institutions in Nigeria aimed at encouraging Nigerian youths to build local capacities and competencies to prepare for effective participation in the nation’s oil and gas industry and also promoting academic excellence.

Host: Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB)
Tagged: Competitions
Eligible Country: Nigeria
Benefits: 2.2 Million Naira Cash Prize | Laptops
Deadline: August 28, 2023

The 2023 Essay Topic is:

Nigerian Content and the Lessons from Covid-19 Pandemic

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) was established in 2010 by the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act. NCDMB is vested with the mandate to make procedures that will guide, monitor, coordinate and implement the provisions of the NOGICD Act signed into law on April 22, 2010.

The foundation for NCDMB was laid in 2001 when former President Olusegun Obasanjo inaugurated the Presidential Committee on Local Content in the Oil and Gas Industry.

Requirements:

To be considered for the competitions, you must meet the following conditions:

• This contest is open only to 100-200 level students in public and private Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria – Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.
• The competition opens on the 24th of July 2023. Completed manuscripts and accompanying documents must be submitted to www.ncdmbessay.ng on or before 28th AUGUST, 2023. Late manuscripts will not be considered . Hardcopy submissions will not be accepted.
• Entrants must submit either a letter of admission or a signed letter of attestation from his/her Head of Department (HOD) .
• All essays must be original works specifically written for the competition.

Duration and Reward

Prizes will be awarded as follows:

• N1,000,000 for 1st place,
• N700,000 for 2nd place,
• N500,000 for 3rd and
• All top 10 national finalists shall each receive a laptop
• The winning essay will be published in the NCDMB’s in-house magazine, Local Content Digest.

The award/prize giving ceremony comes up 20th of SEPTEMBER, 2023

Method of Application

All essays will be subjected to plagiarism check (software application) to determine originality.

Essays will be judged based on: Clarity of Expression, Spelling and Grammar, Originality of thought, Depth of Analysis, Relevance to Industry, and Conformity to Contest Rules.

Interested and qualified participants should apply using the link below.

Deadline:

August 28, 2023

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The Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship is created with the aim to allow each Scholar the time to produce the first draft of a completed book. To help meet this need, the MMF annually awards a small number of Morland Writing Scholarships.

At the end of each month scholars must send the Foundation 10,000 new words that they will have written over the course of the month.

It can be difficult for writers, before they become established, to write while simultaneously earning a living.

Host: Miles Morland Foundation
Tagged: Competitions | Training | Fellowships
Eligible Countries: All African Countries
Benefits: £18,000 -£27,000
Deadline: September 18, 2023

The Miles Morland Foundation’s main aim is to support entities in Africa which enable Africans to get their voices heard. It is particularly interested in supporting African writing and African literature.

Scholars are also asked to donate to the MMF 20% of whatever they subsequently receive from what they write during the period of their Scholarship. This includes revenues as a result of film rights, serialisations or other ancillary revenues arising from the book written during the Scholarship period. These funds will be used to support other promising writers. The 20% return obligation should be considered a debt of honour rather than a legally binding obligation.

Scholarship Requirements:

To be considered for the scholarship;

To qualify for the Scholarship a candidate must submit an excerpt from a piece of work of between 2,000 – 5,000 words, written in English that has been published and offered for sale, you must send clear evidence that the piece you upload as part of your application has been both published AND offered for sale.

This will be evaluated by a panel of readers and judges set up by the MMF. The work submitted will be judged purely on literary merit.

It is not the purpose of the Scholarships to support academic or scientific research, or works of special interest such as religious or political writings. Submissions or proposals of this nature do not qualify.

Requirement:

• The only condition imposed on the Scholars during the year of their Scholarship is that they must write.
• They will be asked to submit by email at least 10,000 new words every month until they have finished their book, or their Scholarship term has ended.
• If the first draft of the book is completed before the year is up, payments will continue while the Scholar edits and refines their work.

Scholarship Duration and Reward

Scholars writing fiction will receive a grant of £18,000, paid monthly over the course of twelve months.

At the discretion of the Foundation, Scholars writing non-fiction may receive a grant of up to £27,000, paid over a period of up to eighteen months.

Required Documents

To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;

• A submission of between 2,000 to 5,000 words as a Word document of work that has been published and offered for sale. Please send proof of publication.
• Proof of publication and proof of sale.
• A description of between 400 – 1,000 words about the new book you intend to write.
• A scan of an official document showing that you, or both of your parents, were born in Africa.
• A brief bio of between 200 – 300 words.
• Please tell us how you heard about the Morland Writing Scholarships.

Method of Application

To qualify for the Scholarship, a candidate must submit an excerpt from a piece of work of between 2,000 – 5,000 words written in English that has been published and offered for sale,.

This will be evaluated by a panel of readers and judges set up by the MMF. The work submitted will be judged purely on literary merit. It is not the purpose of the Scholarships to support academic or scientific research, or works of special interest such as religious or political writings. Submissions or proposals of this nature do not qualify.

They should be sent by e-mail to scholarships@milesmorlandfoundation.com

Please do not submit anything in hard copy or by terrestrial post.

Deadline:

September 18, 2023

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The annual Jemila Abubakar Memorial Essay (JAME) competition is organized for undergraduates in tertiary institutions in the memory of Late Miss Jemila Abubakar, the pioneer project manager of Asido Foundation.

The top 15 participants of the competition will be grouped into cohorts for the implementation of a 3-month JAME Project intervention across communities. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 winners of the competition and they will also head the cohorts groups created by the top 15.

Host: Asido Foundation
Tagged: Competitions
Eligible Country: Nigeria
Benefits: 450,000 Naira
Deadline: December 9, 2022

The theme for this edition is Mainstreaming Mental Health in Nigeria: Barriers and Opportunities.

Details:

Outcomes of the JAME Competition:

At the end of the competition, participants will:

• Have improved knowledge on mental health.
• Be encouraged to become mental health advocates.
• Gain more knowledge in essay writing.
• Program Structure

The Asido Foundation’s JAME competition commenced on 13th of November 2022 and submission ends 11:59 pm, 9th of December 2022.

Requirements:

To be considered for the competition, you must meet the following requirement:

• Open to all undergraduates of any tertiary institution in Nigeria.
• Must be able to present evidence of studentship.
• Must sign the Asido Foundation’s unashamed pledge.

Essay Duration and Reward

• 1st Place: #200,000
• 2nd Place: #150,000
• 3rd Place: #100,000

Winners will be announced on January 19, 2023 and the top 15 would be awarded a certificate and also enrolled as JAME 2023 Fellowship Mentees.

Method of Application

Interested participants are encouraged to adhere strictly to the following guidelines:

• Essay word count should range from a minimum of 750 to a maximum of 1,500 words.

• Participants are to attach a scanned copy of a recent passport photograph, proof of studentship and a certificate of the signed unashamed pledge

• Body of the email should contain: full name, email address, phone number, name of institution, department and course of study, and level of study.

Entries should be sent only in word document format to the email: jame.asidofoundation@gmail.com

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Deadline:

December 9, 2022

Lex:lead is a group of international lawyers and friends who support economic development focusing on the world’s least developed countries.

Lex:lead is happy to announce a essay competition for students in developing countries. Up to 15 one-time awards of US$500 will be awarded in February 2023 to winning essays submitted by 31 December 2022 answering:

How can developments in Fintech impact upon economic development and how should it be regulated?

Host: Lex:lead
Tagged: Contests
Eligible Countries: Developing Countries
Benefits: $500 | Certificate | Publication
Deadline: December 31, 2022

Lex:lead, Lawyers for Economic Advancement and Development invites submissions from students in developing countries to apply for its 2022 essay competition.

Requirements:

For your essay to be considered, you must:

1. Be a student in eligible developing countries
2. Register online
3. Be enrol in accredited studies with at least one law class

Eligible Countries:

For the 2022 Lex:lead essay competition, the eligible countries are as follows:

• Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Yemen, Haiti, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, DR Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Essay Reward and Benefits

• Up to 15 $500 awards will be made for the top-ranked essays.
• DLA Piper award for the highest-ranked winner from an eligible Asian country

• Jerome Poitou award for the highest-ranked award-winner from Haiti

Essay Details

The topic for the 2022 Lex:lead is or should answer

“How can developments in Fintech impact upon economic development and how should it be regulated?“

• Essays must be in English, typed and attached as a PDF for a total of not more than five pages
• All work submitted must be the applicant’s own, original work with clear attribution
• where other sources are consulted
• Submissions must be made using the Identification Number assigned at registration and contain no information that could lead to independent identification of the applicant

• Page size must be standard (8”x11” or A4)
• Font size may not be smaller than 10 point and applicants are advised to use a font such as Times New Roman
• If the idea is not the writers own, writer must cite where he/she found it, e.g., with book title, author, and page number or interview subject and date, in sufficient detail for
• the citation to be found and verified

Method of Application

Only essays from the registered candidates and received by the deadline will be considered.

Interested candidates should apply using the link below

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Deadline:

December 31, 2022