CALL
FOR ENTRIES FOR PORT HARCOURT CENTENARY CELEBRATION – PORT
HARCOURT @ 100 - POETRY ANTHOLOGY
The Society of Young Nigerian Writers (Rivers State Chapter) under the Coordination of Mr. Tony Willie Pepple is calling for submissions from young Nigerian poets residing in and outside Rivers State for PORT HARCOURT @ 100 - POETRY ANTHOLOGY - an Anthology of Poems to Mark Port Harcourt @ 100. Port Harcourt known as the fifth largest urban area in Nigeria with an estimated population of 1,947,000. Port Harcourt is the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria. It lies along the Bonny River and is located in the Niger Delta.
Port Harcourt was founded in 1913
by the British Colonial Administration of Nigeria and the purpose of Port
Harcourt was to export the coal which geologist Albert Ernest Kittson had
discovered in Enugu in 1909.
Port Harcourt’s growth is further
due to its position as the commercial centre and foremost industrial city of
the former Eastern Region; its position in the Niger Delta; and its importance
as the Centre of social and economic life in Rivers State.
It features a tropical monsoon
climate with lengthy and heavy rainy seasons and very short dry seasons.
The city has;
·
International
airport, Port Harcourt International Airport
·
Two
seaports (FOT Onne, Port Harcourt Wharf)
·
Two
stadiums
·
Sharks
Stadium
·
Liberation
Stadium
·
Two
refineries.
The city also plays host to the
Rivers State University of Science and Technology; there is also a University
of Port Harcourt, which is located in Obio/Akpor which was carved out of Port
Harcourt Local Government Area for ease of administration.
There are plans to decongest the
Port Harcourt metropolis by expanding development to other local government
areas in the “Greater Port Harcourt City” plan.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Language Medium – English, Hausa and Igbo
- Poetry Type – Any
- Participants should be between the ages of 10 and 35
- Poems should be between the minimum of 10 lines and maximum of 50 lines
- Entrants should include the followings alongside their works: state, age, location, short profile, where you heard about the call for entries, telephone number and a sentence of not more than 50 words describing the poem
- Permission to publish your work among the shortlisted entries
- Any signs of plagiarism may disqualify the contestant
- Deadline for Submission: December 3rd, 2013.
- Only shortlisted entries will be published.
BENEFITS:
- Award of Certificate of Participation to all entrants
- Award of Certificate of Excellence to all shortlisted entrants
- All shortlisted poems will be published (printed and E-book format)
- Automatic Membership into the Society of Young Nigerian Writers
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For enquiries: call Tony Willie Pepple – SYNW Rivers Coordinator– 07051808963, 08060850640
For enquiries: call Tony Willie Pepple – SYNW Rivers Coordinator– 07051808963, 08060850640
For submissions: Tonyewilliepepple@gmail.com , societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com
Website: http://societyofyoungnigerianwriters.wordpress.com
RIVERS
INTERIM EXECUTIVES
Rivers Coordinator – Tonye Willie Pepple
Secretary – Lillian Nnenne
Public Relations
Officer –
Ekpobari Martins
Finance and
Accounts – Saro
Mene
