The nominees for 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’
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’
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’
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’
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’
ANSA Children’s Literature Collabo of the Month Award
The nominees are:
Ben James & Anene Ebubechukwu Anthony for their entry, ‘Candy crush’
ANSA Playwright of the Month Award
The nominees are:
Akinwole John Akintayo for his entry, ‘The dead are among us’
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.”
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’
Highest Award Nominations
The nominees are:
1. Ben James
2. Maymumah Kadiri
3. Abdulhameed Ridwan O.
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’
Most Active Website User
The nominees are:
1. Ogbu Vincent Chiedozie
2. Israel Onoruoiza
3. AJ Maverick
Winners will be announced shortly.
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