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Anuli ph:
Seun, why re u giving out free ideas, many of which i've thought of already!  Let each writer-contestant think up their own ideas please.

Ok, I'll stop.  There are two reasons why I decided to post those story ideas:
(1) To help writers with their brainstorming process.  (2) To silence those who think I'm just looking for ideas.

sisqology:
Hmmm, let me see what i can write@ Seun

Nice!  I can't wait to read your story.

@lwise: you sound interesting. I may contact you later - just to chat, though - because my focus is on this contest.

Thanks for sharing this article with us.

What happens if you have more than one story you can work with?

If or when that happens, I'll just select the best one and return the others for you to use elsewhere.

Focus, please.

Here's another list of random story points:
- School Excursions: hospital, zoo,
- Extra-curricular activities like debating, quiz competitions, chess, sports.
- Effectiveness and morality of corporal punishment.
- Rich students, poor students, spoilt students, abused students.
- Lesson teachers.
- Effect of parents' divorce or family trouble on schoolwork.
- Sex education.

There's nothing wrong with me, ztyle. Stop looking for excuses. Grab your pen and start writing!

Then what?

Only good practice makes good perfect, bad practice makes baddest/worstest perfect!!!

That is laziness talking. There's nothing like bad practice. The more you write, the better you become.

She was not alive during the war.  She does not live in the country where the war was fought. 
Yet she won't let it go just because she happens to be born to Igbos. How does that help anyone?

She's too obsessed with Biafra.

As far as I know, I have not rejected any stories for being too "emotional". Write first and complain later.

yicob:
@seun, i have 2 stories that fit in the category though each is not more than 3 pages (750 words). should i submit? though am not particular about the prize.

Yes.  The advantage of early submission is that if your entry needs some work I can give you free notes on what and what you need to change to improve your chances of winning.  Winning is a ego-boosting reward in itself.  Then there's the joy of seeing your story in a movie.  Then there's the token prize.

Let me provide some free ideas:
- students having innocent crushes on their teachers,
- teenage girls getting pregnant, abortion, dropping out to get married,
- students not wanting to be caught with condoms and contraceptives,
- parents forcing their children to study subjects/courses they're not interested in,
- students mocking teachers and giving them nicknames,
- teachers trading marks for sexual favors,
- cultism,
- desperation and violence in inter-house sports, inter-school soccer,
- students sneaking out of their hostels to meet girls or attend parties, etc.
- seniors and juniors in boarding house,
- boarding house romance,
- students not getting along with their parents,
- dull students, brilliant students, cheats, voluntary tutors and study groups,
- poor students and social outcasts versus the popular students,
- weak students having to study for WAEC, NECO, JAMB, etc at the same time,
- new student arrives at school and finds it hard to cope,
- boys and girls at war with each other. academically, socially, or physically,
- student rebellion against oppressive authorities,
- a student who continues to do good even when mistreated by everyone.

Feel free to develop and use the above story ideas in your entry.  Try to make sure that by the time the story ends, principals watching it will feel it teaches their students good lessons that parents will approve of.  It should be a story about students and for students.  I can't wait to see your entries.

Sisikill: Jeebus! My post is so freaking long, ‘m sure I’m going to catch flack for it.

The only thing you might catch flack for is not concentrating on your entry and making sure it's the best one!

Thanks, Tosbi.  Check out what I'm currently up to.  I mailed you yesterday; did you get it?