Winners of the second Rising Star
Writing Competition, an annual children’s creative writing and awards, organized by the Writers Corner, Lagos have emerged...
The programme, held in collaboration
with Vuvuzela Communication Limited and aimed at helping the children to
develop their creative writing skills, saw Master Peter Adobamen, 9, of
Corona School, Ikoyi, Lagos emerge winner with his poem in the junior
category. Miss Valerie Akpobome, 9, of St. Saviours School, Ikoyi came
second. The third position went to a year three pupil of Livingsprings
Schools, Awoyaya, Miss Ogunsipe Emmanuella, 8.
In the senior category, Master Kolom
Oden-Ikpi, 15, of Yaba College of Technology Secondary School came first
with his short story. The second position went to Miss Nkpolara Adrina
an SS 1 student of Louisville College, Ijebu-Itele, Ogun State, while an
SS 2 student of Starville School, Abuja, Master Pelemo Nyajo, 15, came
third.
Six pupils won honourable mention prizes
in the junior category. They are: Demilade Toluhi of Temple Preparatory
School, Ilupeju; Tofunmi Bankole of The Fountain School, Surulere;
Racheal Unachukwu of Corona School, Ikoyi; Olafiore Olamuyiwa of
Greenspring School, Anthony; Okpalaoka Chizuru of Corona School Gbagada;
and Chidinma Dominic of Demmykitties School, Surulere.
In the senior category, four students
also won the honourable mention prizes. They are Miss Chidera
Okoye-Anaeze of Louisville Girls High School; Master Oladimeji Aremu of
Princenton College, Surulere; Oghenejite Aboloko-Erica of Breakthrough
Academy, Ojodu- Akute, Ogun State and Roseline Itafame of School Masters
Academy, Ajah, Lagos.
Announcing the results, Chief Executive
Officer of the Writers Corner and the coordinator of the competition,
Mrs. Uche Udoji, said it was keenly contested by students of various
primary and secondary schools across the country, adding that there were
many wonderful and incisive entries.
“Just a few entries can be openly
rewarded with prizes. Some of the key criteria used included the
writer’s ability to humanise nature; the extent to which the work
relates and affects the human person; the beauty, flow and rhythm of
language; poetic license and spelling and appropriate use of punctuation
marks, among others. It is important to note that in rising star
writing competition, every participant is a winner.”
She thanked the sponsors of the
competition, Greenlife Pharmaceuticals, the Bank of Industry and
Tripplesea Group for helping to make the second edition a reality, while
calling on other corporate organisations in Nigeria to support the
competition.
“We sincerely hope for more
participation and support in the coming editions of the competition. We
look forward to more robust involvement by schools and corporate
institutions in the coming edition, as well as greater participation of
students from public and private schools across Nigeria.”
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