Nigerian Writers Awards [@nwawards] To Hold This Saturday 6th February

The prestigious Nigerian Writers Awards is set to hold this Saturday 6th of February, 2016 at Terra Kulture, Tiamiyu Savage, Victoria Island Lagos. The event is created to reward creativity amongst writers in Nigeria. 

According to The Nation News, one of the media partners of the event, 'The award considers nominations from writers who have proven their worth and commitment in writing for activities in the following period under review: January 2014- May 2015.

Entries were received from individuals, private sectors, civil society or government and will be rewarded based on the categories.

Business writer of the year, Political writer, Entertainment writer, News writer, Feature writer, Blog writer, Health writer, Sports writer, Script writer, Song writer (RnB, Pop, Indigenous), Poetry writer (Written, Spoken words), Campus writer, Indigenous writer (Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, Pidgin), Fiction writer, Non-fiction writer, Faith-based writer, Motivational writer, Romance writer, Child/teenage writer, Diaspora Writer, Young writer of the year,Writer of the year.

There was thorough screening on nominees, the evaluation was based on the criteria; Originality, Creativity, and Impact.

The Award Jury is composed of individuals of high moral stature with demonstrated commitment to the ideals of the Nation and who have distinguished themselves in their respective writing fields and covers virtually all category of writing.

NWA is a yearly event and the first-of-its-kind of awards for all writers of different genres in Nigeria to come together and celebrate their successes over the year.

It is also a platform to recognize and commend those who have done well in different fields of writing and have contributed to the uplift of the society.

Special guests for the event include: Mr Denja Abdulahhi ( President, Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA), Mr Steve Ayorinde (Hon. Commissioner, Lagos Sate Ministry of Information), Mr Sam Omatseye (Chairman, Editorial Board-The Nation Newspaper), Mr Ken Ike Okere (Zonal Director, FRCN Enugu), Mr Folarin Adeyemi (Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Information), Helen Mukoro Idisi (2015 Presidential Aspirant,Spain), Eriata Oribhabor (General Editor, Poets in Nigeria Initiative).

Absolute Hearts Media is also one of the media partners of the event and will be there to cover reports and moments of the award ceremony.

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