A panel will review the 2018 Dec. Freedom Magazine Award. Michael Tolulope Emmanuel, novelist, poet and short fiction writer sits as the Chairperson of this judging panel.

The craft of writing, if likened to a track, has been run by so many great names. Our minds travel back to Homer, to Shakespeare, the Bronte sisters, and the trailblazer writer, Achebe. To become a part of what these ones have created, to join history and write history, and to be blessed with competitions that allow writers explore this beautiful thing we call writing, is truly a privilege. It is our hope that writers would continue to see writing contests, such as this, as a medium to stretch, grow, break grounds, and pen stories that transform. – Micheal Emmanuel (Chair, Panel of Judges).

The Panel

Also on the international judging panel are three other judges representing  the three categories we focus on. They will be: Poet and Author Jide Badmus, Novelist and Fiction Writer Joe Aito and Copy Editor Karo Oforuofo.

Each year the judges select five winning entries from each category. The final winner will be selected by the scores from votes, opinion of judges and deliberations by the cfwriterz editorial team.

  • Jide Badmus, Poet and Panel of Judges, Cfwriterz Magazine 2018
    Jide Badmus is an electrical engineer, literary promoter and poet who is inspired by nature and beauty. Jide is the author of two poetry collections, “There is a storm in my head” and “Scripture”. His works explore relativity. Some of his literary works appear in online journals: Dugwe, Kalahari Review, Dwarts Online etc
  • Karo Okorofuo, Poet and Panel of Judges, Cfwriterz Magazine 2018
    Karo Okorofuo is a full-time Ghostwriter, an author of several self-published fiction books, and a full-time blogger at http://pelleura.top.
  • Joe Aito, Poet and Panel of Judges, Cfwriterz Magazine 2018
    Aito Osemegbe Joseph writes short stories and is interested in adapting African literature into film. His stories have featured on Brittle paper, Afridiaspora, Munyori literary journal, the 2016 Writivism anthology, Outcast magazine, and Black Letter Media’s Volume 3 of ‘The Short Story Is Dead, Long Live The Short Story’ anthology, amongst others. In 2017, he was part of the scriptwriting residency organized by the Institute of Creative Arts for Progress in Africa (ICAPA)
  • Michael Tolulope Emmanuel, Poet and Panel of Judges, Cfwriterz Magazine 2018
    Michael Tolulope Emmanuel is the 2018 Quramo Prize for Literature Awardee. His works have appeared on several literary platforms including Brittle Paper, cfwriterz and his personal writing blog.

Selection Process:

  1. Voting for entries on the long list weighs 40% and is exclusive of the Panel’s selection. The voting is done by comments and shares on the website. Voting commences on or before the 30th of November. For the sake of equity, we ask that voters comment before sharing. The difference between comments and shares will not be considered.
  2. The Panel’s selection weighs 60%. Authors selected by the judges will be ranked by their voting scores. 
  3. The final winner will be selected from the shortlist by the cfwriterz team headed by Oladeji Jonathan D. (Founder).

The Shortlist

Other top three winners will receive consolation prices in form of writing app licenses, and an opportunity to publish and advertise their ebooks on this site for a 3 months period. The final magazine will showcase top 15 entries. 

The winner will receive 100,000 cash prize sponsored by, SOBCA.  To enter the contest, CLICK HERE. Deadline is 20th November, 2018.