Call for Submission: Anthology of Poems in honour of Prof. Jerry Agada

 

CALL FOR SUBMISSION: ANTHOLOGY OF POEMS IN HONOUR OF PROF. JERRY AGADA

 

The society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW) in her bid to immortalize Prof. Jerry Agada invites writers from all over the world to submit poems revolving around his personality and works.

Professor Jerry Agada (born Jerry Anthony Agada on 11 November 1952 was a Nigerian educationist, scholar, author, former Chairman Benue State Civil Service Commission, former President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), former Vice-Chairman of Fidei Polytechnic, Gboko and former Minister of State for Education of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Prof. Jerry Agada was known for writings with the publication of his first book, The Magic year – poetry in prose and rhymes in 1996 and has since followed that book up with another one in 1998, The Secret Deal, which is a collection of stories, Rage and Tears, Orokam: A Roadmap for Socio-Economic & Political Advancement, Holy Land: Encounters and Symbolism and Web of Convictions and other books.

Prof. Jerry Agada died at the age of 68 at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC Makurdi.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

1. Only one entry is allowed per entrant (Poem).
2. Only works revolving around Prof. Jerry Agada will be accepted.
3. Entry must be written in English Language
4. Entry should be brief: a maximum of 40 lines for poetry
5. Author’s information -Name, age, gender, location, phone number, school, permission to publish your work in one or two sentences, and a short bio of no more than 40 words should be included in the submission.
6. Entry must be type-written and sent in the body of the mail; NOT AS AN ATTACHMENT. Entries sent as attachment will be automatically disqualified.
7. Entry must be the original work of the entrant. Any indication of plagiarism leads to disqualification and must not be published in any other anthology(ies)
8. All entries should be sent on or before January 15, 2021. Late entries will be disregarded.
9. Entries should be submitted to: societyofyoungnigerianwriters@gmail.com and also copy woleadedoyin@gmail.com
10. The subject of the email should be ‘POETRY ANTHOLOGY IN HONOUR OF PROF. JERRY AGADA

Please note that only works that comply with the submission guidelines will be selected and published.

BENEFITS:

1. All successful and shortlisted entries will be published in the proposed Prof. Jerry Agada Poetry (Electronic) Anthology.
2. Certificate of participation will be awarded to all entrants.
3. Certificates of excellence will be awarded to only the shortlisted/published entrants.
4. Automatic/free membership and admission into the Society of Young Nigerian Writers for the published entrants.