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| Nollywood Actor, Sam Dede. |
The
PHLS Poetry Slam has received a major boost from acclaimed and award winning
actor, Dr. Sam Dede, with the institution of the Sam Dede Prize for Best Spoken
Word Artist.
Dr.
Dede made the announcement in Port Harcourt when he spoke with the Resident Poet
of the Port Harcourt Literary Society, Chijioke Amu-Nnadi. He commended the
Society for energizing literature in Port Harcourt, adding: "What you guys
are doing is quite remarkable and deserves the support of every well meaning
artist and sponsor of the arts."
The
actor, whose inspiring performance in Isakaba earned him Africa's top acting
honours, stated that the Prize comes with cash and a plaque.
The
Sam Dede Prize is in addition to the N100,000 already set aside by the Society
for the Winner of the PHLS Poetry Slam. Other prizes are N75,000 for first
runner-up and N50,000 for the second runner-up. A fourth prize of N25,000 will
go to the best Spoken Word poet from one of the secondary schools which have
benefited from the Society's monthly PHLS Literature for Teens programme.
The
PHLS Poetry Slam, already described as Nigeria's biggest Poetry Slam, will be
judged by award winning poets, Efe Paul Azino, Andrew Patience, Obii Ifejika
and Graciano Enwerem.
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