Nine-year-old Master Peter Adobamen of Corona School, Ikoyi, and Master Kolom Oden-Ikpi, an SS2 student of Yaba College of Technology Secondary School – both in Lagos – emerged First Place Winners in the junior and senior categories respectively. Adobamen won with his poem on the theme, “The Beauty of Nature” while Oden-Ikpi emerged overall winner in the Senior category with her short story on the same theme.

In the Junior Category, nine-year-old Miss Valerie Akpobome of St. Saviour’s School, Ikoyi Lagos took the Second Place with her poem while the Third Place position went to Miss Ogunsipe Oluwadamilola Emmanuella, an eight-year old year three pupil of Livingsprings Schools, Awoyaya, Lagos.

In the Senior Category, the Second Place Winner is Miss Nkpolara Adrina, a 14-year old, SS 1 student of Louisville College, Ijebu-Itele, Ogun State, with a short story on the theme. Master Pelemo Nyajo, 15-year old, SS 2 student of Starville School, Abuja took the third Place prize with a short story.

Six pupils won Honourable Mention prizes in the Junior Category. They are: DEMILADE TOLUHI – Temple Preparatory School, Ilupeju Lagos; TOFUNMII BANKOLE – The Fountain School, Surulere, Lagos; RACHEAL UNACHUKWU – Corona School Ikoyi, Lagos; OLAFIORE OLAMUYIWA – Greenspring School Anthony Lagos; OKPALAOKA SOMTOCHUKWU CHIZURU – Corona School Gbagada, Lagos and CHIDINMA Cristabel Dominic of Demmykitties School, Surulere.

In the Senior Category, four students also won the Honourable Mention prizes: CHIDERA OKOYE-ANAEZE, Louisville Girls High School, Ijebu Itele, Ogun; AREMU OLADIMEJI, Princenton College, Surulere, Lagos; ABOLOKO-ERICA OGHENEJITE, Breakthrough Academy, Ojodu Akute, Ogun and ITAFAME ROSALINE GIFT ESSEOGHENE of School Masters Academy, Ajah, Lagos.

Announcing the results of the recently concluded edition of the annual competition, Mrs. Uche Udoji, CEO, The Writers Corner and Coordinator of the competition, observed that the competition was keenly contested by pupils and students from various primary and secondary schools pan Nigeria respectively.

“Just like in the first edition, the second edition 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 license and tone for poetry entrants; structure and organisation 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,” she said.

Mrs. Udoji also thanked the sponsors of the competition, Greenlife Pharmaceuticals, The Bank of Industry and Tripplesea Group for helping make the second edition a reality. She also called 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 pupils and students from public and private schools across Nigeria,” she added.

The Rising Star Writing Competition and Awards is an annual children creative writing competition and awards organised by The Writers Corner Lagos in collaboration with Vuvuzela Communication Limited to help to develop children’s creative writing skills.

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

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