The Radiant Ink Fest: Our Longlisted Entries

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 The Radiant Ink Fest is a creative writing competition, organised by the Justice Udo Udoma Chambers, via the Directorate of Editorials. The contest ran through the 19th of July, 2023 till the 8th of August, 2023.



The Radiant Ink Fest was open to pacesetters, who were prompted to submit their essays, poems and short stories, presenting their point of view on the theme "Orange". 


Several entries were submitted to the Firstlight team; every contestant submitted a compelling piece, each entry manifesting creativity and pure wit. A neck and neck battle, every entry was properly scrutinised by our panel of judges and after a rigorous judging exercise, the longlist was drafted.


Here are the longlisted entries in no particular order:


  1. Orange, a short story, written by Chioma Amadi.


  1. Orange: A Vivid Expression of Nature's Beauty, an essay, written by Mfoniso Ephraim. 


  1. Orange, an essay, written by Yellow Samuel. 


  1. Listening Drums, a poem, written by Victory Ibanga.


  1. August 1st, a poem, written by Marvel Essien. 


  1. The Ivy Queen, a short story, written by Favour Thompson. 


  1. You I Choose, a poem, written by Israel Edet. 


  1. Datii-Ima: Of Cigars and Hopes, a short story, written by Praise Daniel.


  1. Oranged, a poem, written by Happiness Boniface.


  1. Tales From The Orange Tide, a poem, written by Godspower Umoh.


The Firstlight team heartily congratulates everyone who participated in the contest. As mentioned earlier, it was a neck and neck battle, as every entry was compellingly creative.



We congratulate every contestant that made it to the Top 10. The Top 5 entries(the shortlist) will be announced in due course and the winner shall be announced at the Pace Awards and Dinner Night.


Cheers.






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