Call for submissions | PIN Annual Food Poetry Contest
Poets in Nigeria (PIN) is pleased to announce a call
for submissions of food-related poems for the 5th edition of the PIN Annual
Food Poetry Contest (initiated in 2013 as Eriata Annual Food Poetry Contest).
This initiative seeks to explore the relationship between food and poetry
within the ambit of literary creativity.
REWARD
20 shortlisted entrants will be invited to a dinner at
an exquisite restaurant in Lagos where they will present their poems to the
audience and be awarded.
Note: This reward can be enjoyed by proxy.
GUIDELINES
- Open to
all poets irrespective of location.
- There are
no fixed themes, but submissions must either be food-related or
food-inspired.
- Entries
should make adequate use of imagery appealing to the senses.
- Entries
must be previously unpublished in any form.
- An entrant
can submit a maximum of 2 poems with limitless word count.
- Entries
must be original, intellectual property of the entrants.
- Entering
for the contest gives PIN automatic right to make use of your works as
deemed appropriate.
- All
submissions must be written in English. Include a glossary section for
native terms.
- Submissions
should be accompanied by biography, photograph and contact information (name,
email address and phone number).
- All
submissions (in the body of the mail) should be forwarded to pinfoodpoetry@gmail.com
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 30th September, 2018
Previous editions of the contest were won by Estrella
Gada (2013), Mabel Okpaefi (2014) and Adedayo Adeyemi Agarau (2015/2016) and
Adeolu Titus Adekunle (2017).
For further enquiries, contact the moderator –
+2347034847164.
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