As part of measures to get students busy who are currently on mandatory vacations as a result of the outbreak of the global pandemic, corona virus (COVID-19), Studentshubgh in collaboration with Sedesel Publications are organizing writing competition for students.
The aim of the challenge is for “students who are home from school with little to occupy themselves and missing out on the social activities they are used to”.
“This challenge will help students use this time creatively and will give them the opportunity to harness the present situation for storytelling”, according to the two institutions.
Government imposed a ban on all public gatherings like conferences, schools, funerals, festivals, political rallies, church services, Islamic worship for four weeks which started on Monday, March 16, 2020, due to COVID-19.
President Akufo-Addo who announced this explained that he had task Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Communication to roll out distance learning for students.
Initially, students who were preparing for Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) were allowed to learn but it was later cancelled due to the rampant spread of the virus.
The completion, according to Studentshubgh and Sedesel Publications, will keep the students busy and also earn a price while home.
Below are the details of the competition:
Max 2000 words (titles are not included in the word count.)
Stories not meeting this rule will be disqualified.
– Send only stories; poetry with line breaks will not be considered. –1 submission per person.
Only original unpublished stories are accepted
–Send your stories as pdf attachment to
admin@studentshubgh.com. Page size:
A4 Font and Font Size: Times New Roman, 12 points.
–By entering this contest the author grants
Studentshubgh and Sedesel Publications the rights to publish the story.
All rights revert to the author upon publication.
– All submissions must have a cover page with the following details:
Title of story
Name of author
City of residence
Age
Gender
Email address
Telephone number
Prices
First prize: Laptop + Book Package + Short story published in the collection
2rd Prize: Book Package + Tablet (Kobo
reader/Kindle reader) + Short story published in collection
3rd Prize: Book Package + Short story published in collection
Top 10 will all have their short stories published in the collection
Why this challenge
COVID 19 pandemic continues to put the world on hold.
Students are home from school with little to occupy themselves and missing out on the social activities they are used to.
This challenge will help students use this time creatively and will give them the opportunity to harness the present situation for storytelling.
Who can enter?
Ghanaian students between the ages 17 -25 are invited to submit a short story between 1000 words and maximum 2000 words under one of the following themes:
– Social Distancing
– Isolation
Submission date
Send your stories to: admin@studentshubgh.com before 30th April, 2020.
Source: Ghana|Myjetmedia.com|By Kweku Antwi-Otoo
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