POETRY CLUB OF MOSHOOD ABIOLA POLYTECHNIC (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, calls for poetry submissions from established and upcoming poets in Nigeria/Africa.
We enjoin all established and upcoming poets to contribute to this poetry E-Book which will contain fifty poems under the proposed title, ‘African Eyeball’.
There are no restrictions to particular subject matters or themes but submissions that address social and political issues in Nigeria/Africa may be given more consideration.
CONTEST RULES
*Do not submit more than one poem
Poem must not exceed forty lines (brevity will also be considered)
*A short biographical note of less than fifty words should be sent in the body of the email
*Submission opens 20 May, 2013
*Deadline: 23 June, 2013
*Submission is free and should be in the body of the mail.
Publication should be expected three months after from the closing date
Please, do not submit more than one poem and sexually explicit poems will not be accepted.
The E-Book will be published on the Society of Young Nigerian Writers’ blog (the Society celebrates young Nigerian creative writers) and Words Rhymes and Rhythm Poetry’s Blog.
WRRPoetry (www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry) is a movement of young poets from all over the world.
The selected poems will be edited by Kukogho Iruesini Samson, a poet, multimedia journalist with Media Trust (Daily Trust Newspapers) and Editor/Curator of WRRPoetry.
The E-Book aims to medium of showing the best of new Nigerian/African poetry.
Your writing cannot be at its best without your audience view. Please, communicate to the people through your poetry.
For Enquiries/Submissions
Olugbenro Ashade (PCM President) 08039704722
Bada, Yusuf Amoo (PCM Vice President) 08161717844
E-mail: pcmmapoly@ymail.com
