Yearly Archives: 2016

2016

CHIKA JONES ONWUASOANYA

Name of Author: CHIKA JONES ONWUASOANYA Book(s): VERSES FROM THE NIGER (co-author), WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM, 2015 Genre(s): Poetry, Spoken Word Awards: Joint Winner, 2015 GREEN AUHOR PRIZE Winner, Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC), March 2015 2nd-runner up, Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize (EOPP) 2014 Winner, ‘War of Words’ Season 2 Spoken word Slam BIOGRAPHY: ONWUASOANYA

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GOODNESS OLANREWAJU AYOOLA

Name of Author: GOODNESS OLANREWAJU AYOOLA Book(s): MEDITATIONS, WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM, 2016 Genre(s): Poetry Awards: Second place in the World Poetry Prize for Peace First place, Peregrine Reads ‘Patriot for Change Creativity Contest’ Second place,  Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (May 2015) Third place, 6th Korea-Nigeria Poetry Feast, 2016 BIOGRAPHY: Goodness Olanrewaju Ayoola hails from

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ANGEL OYINPREYE TARILA-NIKADE

Name of Author: ANGEL OYINPREYE TARILA-NIKADE Book(s): ISABELLE AND THE REWARD FOR DISOBEDIENCE, WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM, 2016 Genre(s): Prose Awards: Nil BIOGRAPHY: Angel Oyinpreye Tarila-Nikade is a nine-year-old primary four pupil of Biedemo Premier School, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State of Nigeria. She loves storytelling, reading, singing, dancing, and kitchen chores. Angel, the daughter of renowned

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EMMANUEL FRANK-OPIGO

NAME OF AUTHOR: EMMANUEL FRANK-OPIGO BOOK(S): THE SONG OF OUR FATHER, Words Rhymes & Rhythm Publishers, 2018 VOWELS IN THE AIR, Words Rhymes & Rhythm Publishers, 2016 MASKS AND FACADES (poetry), 2010 CLEAN YOUR ENGLISH (a text on common errors) Genre(s): Prose, Poetry Awards: Rivers State ANA Poetry Prize Winner (1995) for “FROTHY FACADES” BIOGRAPHY:

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