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All you have to do is to nominate your best writer for the month. The person with the highest nomination wins.
Result will be announced at the end of the month..
.Check the last one here
The Rule is as Simple as this: Nominate a writer and none other.
If you nominate more than one person, it is rendered invalid.
You can't one of the former winners..
Former ones:
https://www.nairaland.com/1804027/free-n5000-writer-here-every
May: Centino Won https://www.nairaland.com/4499166/centino-wins-may-literature-section
June: Theblessedman won
https://www.nairaland.com/4541071/theblessedman-wins-june-5k-literature
July: Souloho19
https://www.nairaland.com/4596895/souloho19-wins-july-5k-award/7
August: Youngzubi
https://www.nairaland.com/4652535/youngzubi-wins-august-5k-award#69908216
September: Gianaaaa
https://www.nairaland.com/4713348/gianaaaaa-wins-september-5k-awards
October: SokoDobo
https://www.nairaland.com/4762830/sokodobo-wins-october-5k-awards#71675782

November: Silver1996

https://www.nairaland.com/4829787/silver1996-wins-november-awards#72724395

While we await Silver1996 for his testimony.
cc princesa

Shreder - 1
Damelposh- 1
Chukwrites- 1
Gianaaaa- 1
Centino- 1
Infant- 70
Silver1996- 214

cc: Princesa

IamPlato:
Wait o. Hope Its Not What I Posted That Caused This

Nahh

meobizy:
So? Did the accusation see its light of day in court?

Lol

meobizy:
It’s two years later. Any restitution?
I find the news hard to believe. I’m sure it’s a preview copy which has only a few pages visible he’s complaining about.
Nigerian writers do not have confidence in their work. I’m sure he believed once potential viewers saw its badly formed grammar they’ll reject the book quickly.

I think it's actually Smashwords distribution..


My book is also there

AryEmber:
Work for Literature section? You're a bad person sir.

queenitee:
No! Lemme check it out

Will expect to see you there...

MissWrite:
Well done, writer.

Thanks. It's the same everywhere.

I just followed the link on your profile..........great initiative. I'll check it out.

Good! I will be delighted to see you there...

AryEmber:
Hmm! thought something was wrong with my phone. Thank God I've not hit on the floor.

Who knows? It might actually work..

queenitee:
Amen and you too your wife

Have you seen Writertain yet

cc: misswrite

queenitee:
Happy birthday Divepen1, longlife and prosperity. Blessings in all areas of your life.

Thank you very much. You'll marry your husband..

Anduku:
Your antispam bots are rubbish, they keep hitting the wrong targets. I personally can't count the number of times I've been hit by them over nothing. You guys should upgrade. I have stopped posting stories on nairaland because it's a fifty fifty chance that you get hit by the antispam bot for no reason

So sorry about that. We're working on it.

Yesterday, we had to fully unleash antispambot on this board. If you look at the board, you will notice how scanty the topics are. This is because someone from a book website unleashed a spam bot on the board.
The bot created over 300 topics. These topics were mainly adverts and would have taken close to nine pages of the board. We are supposed to have about 30+ topics on each page. If you go through the pages from 1-11 or so, you will notice how scanty they are.
For us, the mods, all we see is a place that is rigged with hidden topics. We will work on that soon.
Although I'm not also a fan of antispambot, it is essential at this point. I sat here since some minutes after 5pm to 7:30, hiding these topics, which were created by the minute. When I couldn't go further, exhausted, I had to reach out to mynd44 and Obinnau...

I'm telling you this because you need to understand that antispambot will trouble you a lot these few days.
To avoid this,
Avoid

• Using any link or suspicious ones

• Creating very long topics

• Any form of adverts



In case, you are banned I.e you notice you can't post or comment,

1. Go to the literature board
2. Click on the send a message to moderators
3. We will check your work and act accordingly.

After much deliberation, I think it's advisable to take the suggested break.
Therefore, this competition will be on hold till 7th January, 2019. This is to also ensure the sponsors meet their end of the deal.
That day, a new set of instructions will be released.

And by that time, I'll be able to release information as regards the bigger part of the competition. Be rest assured that this competition will be a lasting one. The hiccup we're experiencing is just because of the organizer's (my) impatience and it will be corrected.

To that end, the competitors left in this game are



Team Audreytimms
-1. Peacesamuel94
2. OluwabuqqyYOLO
3. Firstgentleman1
4. Divineroyalty


Team Shewrites
1. DrDrewise
2. Jazmynne
3. Generica


Team Royver
1. Frankenstein
2. devilmaycry
3. MisterRuk
4. Atayis





Thanks for your understanding.

OluwabuqqyYOLO:
Divepen1, are things going to continue this way? Really, if the competition can't work this year, just let us know. The indifferent attitude of you and the judges is very baffling. It's also really disturbing that this competition, despite its success in its first year, is suffering this much in its second. I always thought that the older the wine, the better its taste but it appears that's not applicable here. However, what do I know anyway? You might have your reasons.

Happy birthday to you. May life be fair, faithful and fantastic.

Thanks. We will restructure things.

Thewriter2018:
Words

A biker speeds past me. “Go to hell,” I cussed but I didn't know how powerful my words were. Barely 5 secs I said that, he crashed and died.



Cc Divepen1
Cc Royver

Please pardon me. I didn't receive any notification. Please forgive me!

I'm sorry too late..

Jazmiynne:
My thoughts exactly.
@Divepen1 it just seems like anything goes this time.

We won't mind pausing for a while if needed to get some kind of structure or organisation.

You're right. I'll follow this advice.

Missnande:
They stood hand in hand facing the sunset. She was wearing her pleated skirt and purple crop top he bought for her. Looking up his face she said, 'promise me you won't leave me'. He held her tenderly and wanted to say yes, but all he could think about was his escapade with Morenike the night before.



Cc shewrites

Divepen

I'm sorry too late..

SheWrites:
How do we choose when the opponents are not posting?

I'm back ma ..


We will have to change the order to a typical the voice style, hence...

princesa:
Hello sir, why are you spamming the thread?

*************VOTING CLOSED FOR NOVEMBER ********
THANKS YOU ALL FOR RESPONDING.
We await the result now and the thread for December.

Thanks..
Working on it at the moment..

Atayis

RITUAL MONEY
The hungry hen lost appetite, it ate a corn. And he cried hysterically. The price of his folly was unbearable , he had a year more on earth.

---

thewriter2018

Dutch12

(More than the intended. Up to Judge since opponent refuses to post hers).


Storm
She walked into the room and saw him lying on the floor. She rushed and bent beside him. She put a finger near his nose then below his jaw; no pulse.
She emptied the content of her bag on the floor and searched for her phone. She found it and pressed the power button; the phone was dead!
'poo,' she said and threw the phone on the bed.
She pressed his chest hard thrice and heard a crack. Her heart jumped to her mouth. She has fractured his ribs! Beads of sweat began forming on her forehead. Run! A voice in her head said. She quickly packed the things she had thrown on the floor back into the bag, took her phone and dashed towards the door.
She came face-to-face with Jane.
'You killed him!' Jane said with trembling lips



Shewrites

Missnande

Audreytimms
Juininho

---

. Divineroyalty

Her hubby's passport burnt slowly. She had set the fire. His means to the bitch abroad. Then, She saw it, a treatment report on him. Too late!

okeyben10:
very unfortunate for d so-called reckless driver. Olumide however will have to live with that gory memory and guilt for as long as possible.

No, ds story ain't that weird lol

thanks for d dedication boss

You's d real MVP

Lol... It's not weird..
Thanjs

Hmmm.. May his soul rest in peace.

The eyes of the crying women spoke volume, making Olumide Jagunoso become worried about the grief-stricken words of their mouth. The air was filled with jagged words that pierced into humans' emotion, pinched their tear glands and clawed on his heart. He was worried that their sadness would soon turn to a revolt- one he didn't need at that time. All he desired was to see them all keep quiet as he made his way to the front of the gathering crowd.
Another beeping tone made his phone vibrate assuring him of the continuity of the burning petrol tanker at Jankara Market, Lagos. He hoped none of these sorrowful people would spook the tensed environment, that there would be hope in humanity again but like all hopes, his hope was soon deflating from the sky as a man yelled, 'we will kill the bastard'.
Olumide would have turned to see the person that uttered such ludicrous statement but his focus was laced on the little tiny girl, whose body was sprawled in the thick murky blood on the untiled road beside the scattered casing of an android phone. For some absurd reason, the phone was still on and Instagram feeds painted its screen. He recognised the picture of the burnt body, one that he had reposted.
'Help the man', Olumide coughed out immediately someone else took up the call of the sturdy man that yelled for the death of the driver. However, Olumide's call for help had a counter effect. It fuelled the anger of the man who made the first statement because, soon enough, he had geared the beastly desires in different people. Soon, men were running from different positions to clamp tires on the neck of the lanky wounded man.
His yell rented the air as different people took up the position of the judge and jury. Women, out of the pain of motherhood, called for his head. Young men were too thrilled and wouldn't see a reason to put a stop to the act. Young ladies and some of the younger men jerked out their phones and pointed the cameras to capture what was happening. Olumide, on the other hand, was transfixed to the position as his voice eluded him.
Within a few minutes, the man was screaming and rolling in the dust. Soon enough, his own phone began to buzz with Instagram, Twitter and Facebook notifications. He was sure Nairaland would have also taken up the news. A lot of people on this platform kept calling for the head of the dying man. His voice was louder than the people; yet, they geared up the man dousing him with petrol. Their call came on. And he stood aloof- one man among many people hungry for the death of a sinner.
Once, he had thought that it was the ways of the African but he had seen white men do worse whenever they had the opportunity. We are all barbaric but live in a different world, he thought.
When the man was dead, the dark smoke and the angry voice reduced and the crackling fire had ceased, everyone left. He couldn't even forget the man's face if he wanted to because it was all over the internet now. The dead's man face would haunt him till he died.
Olumide pocketed his IPhone since he couldn't explain to the people that he was swiping through his own Instagram feed and wasn't concentrating on the road. In a bid to avoid him, the other driver, who must have been checking the news, swerved to kill the little child.
The thought of that lingered on his mind. He should have said something but he couldn't all he could do was to write on his Whatsapp status.
You can only fight a mob by running from them.




dedicated to Okeyben10

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