CALL FOR ENTRIES OYO STATE @ 40 POETRY AND ART ANTHOLOGY

CALL FOR ENTRIES

OYO STATE @ 40 POETRY AND ART ANTHOLOGY

Society of Young Nigerian Writers

In collaboration with

Ibadan Book Club and Oyo State Interparty Youth Forum

 (Oyo State @ 40 Poetry and Art Anthology)

Rules for Submission

1.      Only poems and art works are allowed

2.      Entrants are to submit Minimum of 4 poems and maximum of 5 poems for poetry while maximum of 2 entries for artworks.

3.      Entries from international communities are also welcome

4.      Art Format: Paintings and Drawings

5.      Any sign of plagiarism may disqualify an entrant

6.      Individual entrant should remember to include: Name, Age, Location, Phone Number and where they heard about this call for entries alongside their entry(s)

7.      Organizers decision is the final

8.      Artwork(s) should be scanned and sent to the email below

9.      Entries should be sent to societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com, also copy to grouponlinenigeria@gmail.com with the Subject Oyo State @ 40 Poetry Anthology.

10.  Title/subject of entry(s) should surround “The Significance and Beauty of Oyo State”

11.  Entry closes 31^st of January, 2016.

BENEFITS

1.      Award of Certificate of Participation to all participants

2.      Shortlisted works will be published in our proposed e-anthology tagged “Oyo State @ 40 Poetry and Art Anthology”.

For enquiries call: Wole Adedoyin (SYNW) – 08072673852, 08142693764, Idongesit Akpan -07038421740 (SYNW), Gbadeyanka (IBC) - 08080307117

Call for entries - AMBASSADOR OF PEACE

NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF AUTHORS, SOCIETY OF YOUNG NIGERIAN WRITERS

In collaboration with

CONFERENCE OF YOUNG NIGERIAN DEMOCRATS

Call for entries

AMBASSADOR OF PEACE

(Songs for Goodluck Ebele Jonathan)

An Anthology in honour of our immediate past president Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR for conducting free and fair elections in 2011 and 2015 and for peaceful handing over of government to the present democratically elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria – President Muhammadu Buhari.

This proposed anthology shall be our token of appreciation for what he did (the peace we are breathing now and his pet project Bring Back the Book). The final product of this work shall be published (Printed and online) and presented to him alongside an award for his enormous contributions to the literary community during his regime as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Rules for Submission

1.      Only poems are allowed

2.      Entrants are to submit Minimum of 2 poems and maximum of 3 poems

3.      Any sign of plagiarism may disqualify an entrant

4.      Individual entrant should remember to include: Name, Age, Location, Phone Number and where they heard about this call for entries alongside their entry(s)

5.      Organizers decision is the final

6.      Entries should be sent to societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com, also copy to grouponlinenigeria@gmail.com with the Subject Ambassador of Peace.

7.      Title/subject of entry(s) should surround Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s political Ideology, Life, Works, Principles, Social Life, Religious life, achievements and failures

BENEFITS

1.      Award of Certificate of Participation to all participants

2.      Award of Certificate of Excellence to Shortlisted Entrants

3.      1 Year Free membership into NSA and SYNW

Powered by: Conference of Young Nigerian Democrats in conjunction with Nigeria Society of Authors and the Society of Young Nigerian Writers

For enquiries call: Wole Adedoyin – 08072673852, 08142693764

NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF AUTHORS ONLINE READING AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF AUTHORS ONLINE READING AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

BOOKS BUILD BRAIN NATIONAL READING CONTEST

Read 5 out of the following 30 books and summarize them under the following headlines:

T – Title
A – Author
P – Publishers
P – Place of Publication
I – Illustration
N – New Words
A – Abstract
S - Summary

30 BOOKS

1.       Ireke Onibudo

2.       Magana  jari ce

3.       Omenuko

4.       Jagua Nana

5.       Our Husband has gone mad again

6.       Arrow of God

7.       Songs of the Market Place

8.       Everything Good will Come

9.       Joys of Motherhood

10.   Gather my blood rivers of song

11.   Labyrinths

12.   Efuru

13.   O le ku

14.   The Palmwine Drinkard

15.   Sozaboy

16.   Half of a Yellow Sun

17.   The Famished Road

18.   Tenants of the House

19.   Farewell to Babylon and other plays

20.   Nene and Other Stories

21.   Riders on the Storm

22.   The Trial of Brother Jero

23.   Enough is Enough: A Play of the Nigerian Civil War

24.   My Mother’s Daughter

25.   Sex is Beautiful

26.   Langbodo

27.   Unbridled

28.   Toads for Supper

29.   Burma Boy

30.   Kolera Kolej

Send your summary sheet/report to societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com and also copy to woleadedoyin@gmail.com

BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION

BENEFITS

1.       Award of Certificate of Participation to individual participants

2.       Award of Certificate of Excellence to the best three readers shortlisted entries

3.       Book Prizes and other consolation prizes.

Powered by, NSA, SYNW, Ibadan Book Club, Abeokuta Book Club, Osogbo Book Club and Eko Book Club

For more information/enquiry contact : Wole Adedoyin - 08072673852

ALBERT ADEREMI ADEDOYIN PAINTING CONTEST 2nd Edition

THE ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENT AUTHORS AND ARTISTS OF NIGERIA

In conjunction with

OGINNI AND ALBERT ADEREMI ADEDOYIN FOUNDATION

Presents

ALBERT ADEREMI ADEDOYIN PAINTING CONTEST

2^nd Edition

(For painters and artists between the ages of 6 and 17)

In memory and honour of the Late Prince (Prof.) Albert Aderemi Adedoyin (1938-2014) Author, Educationist, Politician, Literary Enthusiast, Arts Lover, Photographer, Philosopher, Thinker, Religion Scholar and Business Consultant.

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Are you a young painter (Artist) between the ages of 6 and 17?

Or  a lover of Artworks?

Here is an opportunity for you to participate in Albert Aderemi Adedoyin Painting Contest – Second Edition

CONDITION FOR ENTRIES

1.       Participants are to submit two copies (photographs) of their works not later than July 25, 2015

2.       Only Painting works are allowed

3.       The Theme of the contest for this year is Hope

4.       Entries should be sent to societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com

5.       Call for entry closes July 25, 2015

6.       Entrants should send the following information alongside their entries i. Name ii. Age  iii. Gender  iv. Location  v. Where you heard about the call for entries  vi. Short profile about yourself.

BENEFITS

1.       Award of Certificate of Participation to individual participants

2.       Award of Certificate of Excellence to shortlisted entries

3.       Award of Certificate of Achievement to the three winners and other consolation prizes.

For enquiries call – 08072673852,08142693764