The winners of our ANSA Writer of the Month Award (January 2019) are shown below, in the respective categories:

ANSA Poet of the Month Award

The nominees are:

1. Ogbu Vincent Chiedozie for his poem, ‘My handshake with peace’

2. Apata Victor for his poem, ‘A pound of flesh’

3. Akinwole John Akintayo for his poem, ‘It’s not worth it’

4. Abel Adive for his poem, ‘Ravaged’

5. AJ Maverick for his poem, ‘Oh, death’

All five nominees will share the prize as each have a single nomination.

ANSA Poetry Collabo of the Month Award

The nominees are:

1. Ganiyu Taofeek & Onyeka Kingsley for their poem, ‘When I was a child’

2. Benedict Nsi & Emeadi Bobbybryan Uzoma for their poem, ‘Agony of the poor’

3. Ben James & Ayeni Oluwajumoke for their poem, ‘Without you’

4. Ogbu Vincent Chiedozie & Yusuf Muyibat Avosuahi for their poem, ‘A woman’s lips’

All four nominees will share the prize as each have a single nomination.

ANSA Flash Fiction Writer of the Month Award

The nominees are:

1. Erioluwadamiloju Shodayo for her entry, ‘Resolutions’

2. Abdulhameed Ridwan O. for his entry, ‘Paaah’

3. Ogunmodede Oluwaferanmi for her entry, ‘Grandma is dead’

All three nominees will share the prize as each have a single nomination.

ANSA Short Story Writer of the Month Award

The nomineee are:

1. Akinwole John Akintayo for his entry, ‘Cocks & hens’

2. Ben James for his entry, ‘Daughter’s dilemma’

3. Aminu Abdulmumeen for his entry, ‘She didn’t struggle’

4. Maymunah Kadiri for her entry, ‘The Lyrical Breasts’

All four nominees will share the prize as each have a single nomination.

ANSA Children’s Literature of the Month Award

The nominees are:

1. Ben James for his entry, ‘Why I don’t lie’

2. Oluwaferanmi Ogunmodede for her entry, ‘The Tale of Twinkleberry’

3. Ben James for his entry, ‘Mother must die’

And the winner is… Ben James (for clinching two weekly awards)!

ANSA Children’s Literature Collabo of the Month Award

The nominees are:

Ben James & Anene Ebubechukwu Anthony for their entry, ‘Candy crush’

One win isn’t sufficient to clinch the award.

ANSA Playwright of the Month Award

The nominees are:

Akinwole John Akintayo for his entry, ‘The dead are among us’

One win isn’t sufficient to clinch the award.

ANSA Quote of the Month Award

The nominees are:

1. Huda Tariq for her quote, “Sometimes we’re too blind to see the light while other times we even get to see through a deep dark hole.”

2. Victoria Ukpaka for her quote, “It is the full consistent efforts that yield the results, not the half-hearted trials of luck.”

3. Victoria Ukpaka for her quote, “Success is intentional. Hence, there are no naturally born failures.”

And the winner is… Victoria Ukpaka (for getting two weekly awards)!

ANSA Non-Fiction Writer of the Month Award

The nominees are:

1. Abdulhameed Ridwan O. for his entry, ‘Writing in Lagos traffic’

2. Abdulhameed Ridwan O. for his entry, ‘Tomorrow’

3. Maymunah Kadiri for her entry, ‘Depressed? Or just sad?’

4. Maymunah Kadiri for her entry, ‘Rape culture’

5. Emmanuel Christianah for her entry, ‘How time flies’

The award will be shared by Abdulhameed Ridwan O. and Maymumah Kadiri, for winning two weekly awards each.

Highest Award Nominations 

The nominees are:

1. Ben James

2. Maymumah Kadiri

3. Abdulhameed Ridwan O.

And the winner is… Ben James (5 nominations, compared to 4 for Maymunah and 3 for Abdulhameed)!

Most Popular Literary Work

The nominees are:

1. Abdulhameed Ridwan O. for his entry, ‘Writing in Lagos traffic’

2. Oluwaferanmi Ogunmodede for her entry, ‘The Tale of Twinkleberry’

3. Maymunah Kadiri for her entry, ‘The Lyrical Breasts’

And the winner is… Maymunah Kadiri for her entry, ‘The Lyrical Breasts’!

Most Active Website User 

The nominees are:

1. Ogbu Vincent Chiedozie

2. Israel Onoruoiza

3. AJ Maverick

And the winner is… Israel Onoruoiza (Noble Member)!

Congrats to all winners!

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