We are happy to announce the winners of the just concluded second edition of The Rising Star Writing Competition, tagged “Rising Star Writing Competition, Season Two”.

Just like in the first edition, this edition on was keenly contested as there were many wonderful and incisive entries from children in different schools across the country.  However, 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 licence and tone for poetry entrants; structure and organization of work; format and style and spelling and appropriate use of  punctuation marks. It is important to note that in Rising Star Writing Competition, every participant is a winner.

We are grateful to our sponsors and partners in this project, Greenlife Pharmaceuticals, The bank of Industry and Tripplesea Group for helping make this season a reality. 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 pupils and students from public and private schools across Nigeria.

As you are aware The Rising Star Writing Competition and Awards is an annual children creative writing competition and awards organized by The Writers Corner Lagos in collaboration with Vuvuzela Communication Limited to help to develop children’s creative writing skills. We thank you for being part of this noble project.

WINNERS, JUNIOR CATEGORY:

FIRST PLACE

WINNER:  PETER ADOBAMEN

SCHOOL: CORONA SCHOOL, IKOYI LAGOS

AGE:         9 YEAR

YEAR:       4

ENTRY:    POEM

SECOND PLACE

WINNER: Valerie Akpobome

SCHOOL: St. Saviours School, Ikoyi

AGE: 9YEARS

YEAR: 4

ENTRY: POEM

THIRD PLACE

WINNER:  Ogunsipe Oluwadamilola Emmanuella

SCHOOL: LIVINGSPRINGS SCHOOLS, AWOYAYA, LAGOS

AGE:        8 YEARS

YEAR:     3

ENTRY:  POEM

HONOURABLE MENTIONS: JUNIOR CATEGORY

1. DEMILADE TOLUHI- Temple Preparatory School,  Ilupeju Lagos
2. TOFUNMII BANKOLE- The Fountain School, Surulere, Lagos
3. RACHEAL UNACHUKWU- Corona School Ikoyi, Lagos
4. OLAFIORE OLAMUYIWA-Greenspring School Anthony Lagos
5. OKPALAOKA SOMTOCHUKWU CHIZURU- Corona School Gbagada, Lagos
6. CHIDINMA Cristabel Dominic –Demmykitties School, Surulere.

SENIOR CATEGORY:

FIRST PLACE:

WINNER:   KOLOM ODEN-IKPI

SCHOOL:    YABA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SECONDARY SCHOOL, LAGOS

AGE:           15 YEARS

YEAR:         SS 2

ENTRY:      SHORT STORY

SECOND PLACE:

WINNER:  NKPOLARA   ADRINA

SCHOOL:   LOUISVILLE COLLEGE, IJEBU-ITELE,OGUN

AGE:          14

YEAR:       SS1

ENTRY:     SHORT STORY

THIRD    PLACE:

WINNER:  PELEMO NYAJO

SCHOOL:  STARVILLE SCHOOL ABUJA

AGE:    15

YEAR:  SS2

ENTRY:  Short Story

HONOURABLE MENTIONS: SENIOR CATEGORY

1. CHIDERA OKOYE-ANAEZE- Louisville Girls High School, Ijebu Itele, Ogun
2. AREMU OLADIMEJI- Princenton College, Surulere, Lagos
3. ABOLOKO- ERICA OGHENEJITE      Breakthrough Academy, Ojodu- Akute, Ogun
4. ITAFAME ROSALINE GIFT ESSEOGHENE- School Masters Academy, Ajah, Lagos

The awards and prizes shall be presented to the winners on Wednesday, 27^th September, 2017 at Annes Luxury Suites, Muri Okunola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

While congratulating all the winners, we want to appreciate all the children that entered for the competition. In participating, you are all winners. We also use this opportunity to thank our sponsors for ensuring that all the winners go home with valuable gifts.

Details on the next edition of the competition shall be announced soon.

Thank you.

Mrs. Uche Udoji

Project Coordinator