Poets in Nigeria (PIN) invites entries from Nigerian undergraduates (studying in Nigeria and in the diaspora) for the 6th Edition of the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) 2021, offering a total prize pool of ₦400,000 plus publication in the annual NSPP anthology.
Cash Prizes
- 1st Prize: ₦200,000
- 2nd Prize: ₦100,000
- 3rd Prize: ₦50,000
- Consolation Prizes: ₦25,000 each for the 4th and 5th best entrants (plus certificates of excellence and complimentary copies of the NSPP anthology).
Approved Themes for the 2021 Edition (Choose One)
- Individual and Collective Humanity in a Corona-Ravaged World
- Identity: Faces and Phases
- Politics of Retrogression
Submission Guidelines and Deadline
- Submit a single, previously unpublished, original poem of 30 lines maximum written in English (with footnotes for any native terms).
- Give your poem a unique title (do not use the exact wording of the theme as your title), and indicate your chosen theme beneath your poem.
- Submit your entry online via nspp.poetsinnigeria.org.ng (or visit www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng) on or before March 15, 2021.
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