WINNERS: FOLORUNSHO EDITOR’S POETRY PRIZE 2024
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 winners of the Folorunsho Editor’s Poetry Prize 2024 are:
- Samuel A. Betiku – Lances at the Hedges of Light
- Marvellous Igwe – New Man
The finalists of the Folorunsho Editor’s Poetry Prize 2024 are:
- Chinemerem Prince Nwankwo – Transcendental
- Eniola Abdulroqeeb – Quest
Previous Winners
- Emmanuel Mgbabor (2023)
- Zaynab Bobi (2023)
