[size=20pt]Nairaland Literature 2013 Awards...First of its kind. [/size]

Nairaland Literature 2013 Awards...First of its kind. cheesy cheesy cheesy

The idea has been circulating among the regular posters of the section but nobody has been brave enough to start it but see, we have a path to follow. Cuddlemii made way for us, all we need is to unite right?

So ideas started flooding my head I even suffered migrane...cry poor me. sad but not just me ooo....there are other people whom are helping this get off the ground.

Let's cut to the chase, wink

This competition will not replace the anually poster of the year award which take annually at the end of the year.


The purpose of this is to show appreciation to our faithful writers and readers, who take time off their busy schedules to bring something for us.

(Not that we are all busy now, some are busy preparing for end times war, others are on a forced holiday 'ASUU' things grin grin grin ) please forgive me, I am sure your all used to my epistle by now lipsrsealed

Genre of awards may not be limited to just the poster but the
works too, I strongly suggest you read the thread linked below to understand genres better.

( for genres click here https://www.nairaland.com/1373321/literature-section-diary-thread )

So if your work falls under different genres you are elibable to scoop different awards.

Categories for the awards

1.Action.

Best action write up of the year (collaborations included.)

2.Adeventure

Best Adventurous write up of the year (collaborations included.)


2.Comedy

Best comedy write up of the year (collabos included)

3.CRIME

Best crime write up of the year (collabos included)

4.Loveware

Best loveware Play/novel/short story of the year (collabos included) wink wink

5.Fantasy

Best Fantasy Play/Novel/short story of the year (collabos included.)

6.Historical

Best Historical Play/Short story/novel of the year. (Collabos included.)

7.Horror

Best horrific Novel/Play/Short story of the year. (Collabos included.)

8.Paranoia

Best paranoia Play/Novel/Short story of the year (collabos included)

9.PHILOSOPHYCAL

Best Philosophycal Play/Novel/Short story of the year. (Collabos included.)

10.POLITICAL

Best Political play/Novel/Short story of the year. (Collabos included.)

11.Romance

Best romance Novel/Play/Short story of the year (collabos included)

12. Slice of life

Best slice of life Play/Short story of the year (collabos included)

13.URBAN

Best urban Short story/Play/Novel of the year (collabos included.)

14.THRILLER

Best thriller novel of the year (collabos included.)

15.SCIENCE FICTION

Best science fiction of the year (collabos included.)

16.FaCTIONAL

Best factional story of the year. (Collabos included)

*Nb:

Most of the stories on Nairaland fall under a couple of genres so you can enter your story as many times you like as long as its on an appropriate genre.

*NB....Only members who have been on Nairaland between 2005 - 31st March 2013 are eligable to take part in this competition.

Submission thread will be created where you will be submitting a link to your story. Only writers can submit their work, the public will vote later on.

*your work should be neat...no spelling errors, it will be judged thoroughly.


Submission Requirements:

1. Submission must be an original work created solely by you, has not been previously published, and does not infringe upon any third-party copyrights or other intellectual property rights.

* Where applicable submission must be suitable for publication (i.e., may not be sexually explicit, obscene or indecent).

2. Submission must not contain defamatory statements.

3. Submission must not promote racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm or harassment of any kind against any group or individual.

4. Submission must not contain any telephone numbers, street addresses or email addresses of any individual.

5. Submission must not invade privacy, publicity or other rights of any person, firm or entity.

6. All Submissions will be reviewed for content eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules before being judged. Submissions containing prohibited material or inappropriate content, as determined by the judges, in its sole discretion, may be disqualified.

Display of Submissions. Public Voting and Selection of Finalists.

1. Submissions will be posted on a rolling basis. If a Submission is disqualified or otherwise does not meet the Submission requirements it will not be posted or may be taken down. All Contestants will have equal access to Submissions posted on the website.

*You must have atleast six months as a member on Nairaland in order to be eligible to vote. The public voting will take place between October 6th, 2013 at 1 AM GMT+1, and will end on November 6th, 2013 1 AM GMT+1.

Public voting will determine the one hundred (100) finalists (“stories”) for round one.

And Public voting will still determine the top 20 stories.

Public votes may be displayed on the competition on Nairaland, on a real-time basis, before being verified for integrity. These unverified votes do not necessarily reflect accurately the Finalists. The Finalists will be the entrants who are contacted directly by the judges after votes have been verified, judges reserve the right to modify the voting period at anytime for any reason.

Round 3. Review Finalists’ Submission to Determine Grand Prize Winner.

The Finalists’ Submissions will be ranked in the following three (3) criteria:

(a)Quality (33.33%),

(b)Creativity (33.33%),

(c)Relevance to the prompt (33.33%).

One (1) individual whose entry earns the highest overall score will win the Grand Prize. In the event of a tie, winner will be selected based on the criteria described in (a), then (b) and finally (c). Judges will be fair and impartial. Decisions of the judging panel will be final. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible Entries received and quality of the Finalists’ Submissions. Judging will be completed before the 15th of January.

(Since this will be our first trial, we are just testing our abilities so let us all enjoy in fun and sharpen our minds wink cheesy )

Verification of Potential Winner

Potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner will be announced on Nairaland.com

*Entry Conditions and Release

By entering, each participant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Judges.

Except where prohibited. Participants are expected to allow the forum the use of winner’s name, likeness, photographs, voice notes, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.

Information collected from entrants is subject to Nairaland.com.

repogirl:

nominate the ones u read na.

could you please help forward this link to that lady we talked with on the complaints thread?

Reserved

HumbledbYGrace: [size=13pt]Categories for the awards

1.Action.

Best action write up of the year (collaborations included.)

2.Adeventure

Best Adventurous write up of the year (collaborations included.)


2.Comedy

Best comedy write up of the year (collabos included)

3.CRIME

Best crime write up of the year (collabos included)

4.Loveware

Best loveware Play/novel/short story of the year (collabos included)

5.Fantasy

Best Fantasy Play/Novel/short story of the year (collabos included.)

6.Historical

Best Historical Play/Short story/novel of the year. (Collabos included.)

7.Horror

Best horrific Novel/Play/Short story of the year. (Collabos included.)

8.Paranoia

Best paranoia Play/Novel/Short story of the year (collabos included)

9.PHILOSOPHYCAL

Best Philosophycal Play/Novel/Short story of the year. (Collabos included.)

10.POLITICAL

Best Political play/Novel/Short story of the year. (Collabos included.)

11.Romance

Best romance Novel/Play/Short story of the year (collabos included)

12. Slice of life

Best slice of life Play/Short story of the year (collabos included)

13.URBAN

Best urban Short story/Play/Novel of the year (collabos included.)

14.THRILLER

Best thriller novel of the year (collabos included.)

15.SCIENCE FICTION

Best science fiction of the year (collabos included.)

16.FaCTIONAL

Best factional story of the year. (Collabos included) [/size]

*Nb:

Most of the stories on Nairaland fall under a couple of genres so you can enter your story as many times you like as long as its on an appropriate genre.

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