The Joe Ushie Poetry Prize is a literary award established to honor the legacy of Professor Joseph Akawu Ushie - a distinguished poet, literary scholar and seasoned educator in the Department of English, University of Uyo, Nigeria.
About Joe Ushie Poetry Prize
Opportunity Details
- Date Published: May 20, 2025
- Application Deadline: July 31, 2025
- Category: Contest
- Eligible Locations: Nigeria
The Prize celebrates excellence in poetry and encourages emerging and established poets to share their voices, while fostering a vibrant literary community. The Prize is an initiative of the Joe Ushie Literature Foundation, and it confers a cash award on the author of the best submitted poem in a given year.
Benefits of Joe Ushie Poetry Prize
Prize
- The Prize money is $500 (USD).
Joe Ushie Poetry Prize Requirements
- Entrants must be at least 18 years old at the time of submission.
- Entrants must be Nigerian citizens and must submit proof of citizenship in the form of their international passport data page or their national identity card, along with their entry.
- Entries must be original unpublished work not plagiarised or Al generated; poetry previously broadcast online is considered published.
- Each entry must not exceed fifty (50) lines, and a maximum of three poems is allowed per entrant.
- Family members and close friends of the organisers and judges are not allowed to enter.
Application Date and Process
- Entries must be received by the deadline; any entry received after the deadline will be automatically disqualified. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. GMT on 31 July 2025.
- Entries are to be sent as email attachments, along with proof of Nigerian citizenship, to [email protected]
- The subject line of the submission email should read as follows: [NAME OF ENTRANT]'S ENTRY FOR THE 2026 JOE USHIE POETRY PRIZE
Application Deadline
31 July, 2025
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