Cafe 24 is a bi-weekly competition aimed at budding poets in Nigeria run under the umbrella of Konya Shamsrumi, an African poetry publishing company based in Nigeria with a stipend attached to the winning poem alongside publication on their website.
As the year continues to run, the call continues with this month’s theme being “Retrogression”.
Poets, especially younger poets are encouraged to send in their original work which has not been published.
The competition is sponsored by Daisy Odey and entries will be judged by Su’eddie Agema.
How to participate?
Send your submissions to https://shamsrumi.org/submissions/
Good luck.
We look forward to meeting our newest winner.
Hannah Omokafe Dennis Is A 24-year-old Journalist, Voice-Over artist and UNFPA Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Advocate Living In Nigeria. She Currently Serves As A Community Manager In Konya Shamsrumi AndHas Some Of Her Written Works Published On Writer's Space Africa and audio stories on Genti media. She Enjoys Using Words And Her Voice To Tell Stories. She Tweets @Omokafe_forite.
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