Poetry Column
The NIGERIAN NEWSDIRECT CHAPBOOK AWARDS is an initiative of Poetry Column-NND that seeks to promote the voices of Nigerian poets, as the column does weekly in our newspaper. We hope to prioritise consistency of the award, and in so doing, document the vibrant work being put out by contemporary Nigerian poets. Two selected poets will ...
Poetry Column
We are pleased to announce that Anyanwu David is the new Poetry News Curator of Poetry Column-NND. He is a self-taught visual artist based in Abuja. He is from Imo State and is currently pursuing a degree in History & International Studies at the Federal University of Lafia. As a visual artist, he specializes in ...
Submission Guidelines
The second annual Bridgette James Poetry Competition is now open for submissions, inviting poets from underrepresented communities to explore the theme "Nature and You." Founded by Bridgette James, the competition seeks original, unpublished poems up to 40 lines that reflect on the relationship between humans and the natural world. Submissions are accepted from April 8 ...
Poetry Column
We are pleased to announce the finalists of the 2024 edition of NIGERIAN NEWSDIRECT CHAPBOOK AWARDS: The NIGERIAN NEWSDIRECT CHAPBOOK AWARDS is an initiative of Poetry Column-NND that seeks to promote the voices of Nigerian poets, as the column does weekly in our newspaper. Previous Winners include HOPEMONGER by Olumide Manuel (2022), FOR THE LOVE OF COUNTRY AND MEMORY ...
Poetry Column
Named after the late Publisher of Nigerian NewsDirect, Dr Samuel Folorunsho Ibiyemi, the Folorunsho Editor’s Poetry Prize follows in the tradition of upholding and supporting poetry in Nigeria through its Poetry Column. Only poets published in the Poetry Column in the year under consideration are eligible for this prize. This prize has been bumped up to N200,000 for 2024. The ...
Poetry Column
Named after the late Publisher of Nigerian NewsDirect, Dr Samuel Folorunsho Ibiyemi, the Folorunsho Editor’s Poetry Prize follows in the tradition of upholding and supporting poetry in Nigeria through our Poetry Column. This prize has been bumped up to N200,000 for 2024. ELIGIBILITY Only poets published in the Poetry Column in the year under consideration (2024) are eligible for this ...
Poetry Column
Poetry Column-NND, in partnership with Abuja International Poetry Festival 2024 (AIPFEST2024), is pleased to announce a call for submission of poems to be published in the Poetry Column of Nigerian NewsDirect on the theme: AFRO-FUTURISM. With globalisation and widespread technological evolution, there has been a certain fear for the place and survival of African culture. ...
Poetry Column
We are pleased to announce that Olumide Manuel is the new Assistant Curator of Poetry Column-NND. He takes over from Ayo W. Oriolowo in this role. Olumide Manuel was one of the inaugural winners of the Nigerian NewsDirect Chapbook Award, for his chapbook, “Hopemonger.” Olumide Manuel is a poet, educator and an environmentalist. He is a 2x nominee of ...
Poetry Column
We are pleased to announce that Fatihah Quadri Eniola is the new Social Media Curator of Poetry Column-NND. Born on a Friday in December, Fatihah Quadri Eniola is a Nigerian poet whose work has been featured in Torch Literary Arts, Blue Marble Review, Agbowo, The SoFloPoJo, The Shore Poetry, and elsewhere. She is gathering experience in ...
Poetry Column
We are pleased to announce that Muiz Opeyemi Ajayi is the new Assistant Curator of Poetry Column-NND. He takes over from Ayo W. Oriolowo in this role. Muiz Ọpẹ́yẹmí Àjàyí (Frontier XVIII) is an Editor of The Nigeria Review, Poetry Reader for Adroit Journal, Literary Head of the University of Ibadan LDS. Winner of the ...
Poetry Column
We are pleased to announce that Michael Imossan is the new Curator of Poetry Column-NND. He takes over from Pamilerin Jacob in this role. Michael Imossan was one of the inaugural winners of the Nigerian NewsDirect Chapbook Award, for his chapbook, "For the Love of Country and Memory." He is a poet, playwright and editor ...
Poetry Column
We are pleased to announce the judges of the 2024 edition of NIGERIAN NEWSDIRECT CHAPBOOK AWARDS are The NIGERIAN NEWSDIRECT CHAPBOOK AWARDS is an initiative of Poetry Column-NND that seeks to promote the voices of Nigerian poets, as the column does weekly in our newspaper. We hope to prioritise consistency of the award, and in so doing, ...
Poetry Column
The NIGERIAN NEWSDIRECT CHAPBOOK AWARDS is an initiative of Poetry Column-NND that seeks to promote the voices of Nigerian poets, as the column does weekly in our newspaper. We hope to prioritise consistency of the award, and in so doing, document the vibrant work being put out by contemporary Nigerian poets. Two selected poets will ...
Submission Guidelines
Arts Lounge officially announces the call for submission for The 2024 Akachi Chukwuemeka Prize for Literature, in memory of Nigerian poet, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Ugwuoke, popularly known as Chukwuemeka Akachi (1998-2019). Poetry Column-NND is a regular sponsor of the prize. Chukwuemeka Akachi, a literary genius, died on the 13th of May, 2019, after a long time ...
Submission Guidelines
Poetry Column-NND is open to poetry submissions from Nigerian poets weekly. We publish one poem per week in our newspaper by Nigerian poets & are open to a diversity of voices—established & emerging. Check out our website for older publications to have an idea of what we publish. We pay a token of 10,000 per ...
Submission Guidelines
Named after the late Publisher of Nigerian NewsDirect, Dr Samuel Folorunsho Ibiyemi, the Folorunsho Editor’s Poetry Prize follows in the tradition of upholding and supporting poetry in Nigeria through its Poetry Column. Only poets published in the Poetry Column in the year under consideration are eligible for this prize. That is, poets published during our unsolicited period (Jan – Sept). ...
Submission Guidelines
Named after the late Publisher of Nigerian NewsDirect, Dr Samuel Folorunsho Ibiyemi, the Folorunsho Editor’s Poetry Prize follows in the tradition of upholding and supporting poetry in Nigeria through its Poetry Column. Only poets published in the Poetry Column in the year under consideration are eligible for this prize. That is, poets published during our unsolicited ...
Submission Guidelines
Named after the late Publisher of Nigerian NewsDirect, Dr Samuel Folorunsho Ibiyemi, the Folorunsho Editor’s Poetry Prize follows in the tradition of upholding and supporting poetry in Nigeria through its Poetry Column. ELIGIBILITY Only poets published in the Poetry Column in the year under consideration are eligible for this prize. That is, poets published during ...
Submission Guidelines
The NIGERIAN NEWSDIRECT CHAPBOOK AWARDS is an initiative of Poetry Column-NND that seeks to promote the voices of Nigerian poets, as the column does weekly in our newspaper. We hope to prioritize consistency of the award, and in so doing, document the vibrant work being put out by contemporary Nigerian poets. The WINNERS of the ...
Submission Guidelines
The NIGERIAN NEWSDIRECT CHAPBOOK AWARDS is an initiative of Poetry Column-NND that seeks to promote the voices of Nigerian poets, as the column does weekly in our newspaper. We hope to prioritize consistency of the award, and in so doing, document the vibrant work being put out by contemporary Nigerian poets. Two selected poets will ...
Submission Guidelines
Poetry Column-NND is currently closed for submissions as our updated Submission Guidelines specify. Closed Period: From October to December, we do not receive unsolicited poetry submissions but will instead publish works carefully selected by our curators, if possible. General submissions will open up again in January. Signed, Pamilerin Jacob Curator
Submission Guidelines
Throughout the month of August, the column will be open to pieces that explore the poetics of the natural world, not distinct from civilization, but deeply impacted or quickened by it. The poems need not strictly be about climate change (though that would be wonderful). Despite being surrounded by plants, we are mostly unaware of ...
Submission Guidelines
This March, in commemoration of Women’s History Month, we will be publishing only women. And we are happy to announce Jakky Bankong-Obi as the guest editor for the month! Jakky’s poem, Braven, has been previously published by Poetry Column-NND. She is a communications consultant who lives and writes from Abuja, Nigeria. Her work has been featured/forthcoming ...
Poetry Column
So far, we have received over 480 unique entries and are gearing up to the next phase. For the inaugural prize, we are excited to announce that the judges are Servio Gbadamosi and Oyindamola Shoola. Two poets, who in time past, have been featured in our Poetry Column. Poet and publisher, Servio Gbadamosi, is a ...
Poetry Column
Nigerian NewsDirect will be open to poetry submissions for its Poetry Column-NND beginning January 2021. We hope to publish one poem per week in our newspaper by Nigerian poets & are open to a diversity of voices—established & emerging. Check out our website for older publications to have an idea of what we publish. We ...