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We sincerely apologize for delaying this announcement till now. It has been a concern to us that we have to withdraw this year's TheGoodFelo Young Writers' Award. Having received some submissions, we, unfortunately, could not find stories and writings that met up to our award standards. This is not to say that every entry is not good; rather, we wish to encourage young writers' to learn more, read more, practice more... in order to create better works. For this reason, we - TGF team members - have decided to publish helpful articles, subsequently. Stay connected and up to date with our next posts and you can learn more on creative writing in general. On this note, we are sorry to reiterate that TYWA 2021 has been withdrawn. With Regards, TheGoodFelo team.

We aren't one of those people who request a glass of water when there's a variety of fruit juice flavours to savour! What an awful waste that would be. TheGoodFelo Young-Writers Awards is announcing their annual teenagers literary contest for the year 2021. For the records, Storytelling is Oxygen. Metaphor? We waited this long to catch another breath of fresh air, or is it fresh tales? And, yes, we cannot wait any longer, lest we choke! Last year was undoubtedly great as you can still see. However, TYWA 2021 has to be extra! As always, we know you know a creative teenager who can take our breath away with their incredibly awe-mazing storytelling. Please, do not hesitate to let them know we're waiting on them. Here is another opportunity for that child, friend, student, person...to take us to the moon and back. Your talent can win you our TYWA 2021 Award, free Publishing and Publicity, Cash Prizes and more, in TheGoodFelo Young-Writers Awards 2021. From what we have seen, ov

 14 - THE DAY FIRE RAMPAGED Favour Grace Alioke lives in Mowe, Ogun (18 years old). This story was slightly edited for grammatical accuracy and to better serve TGF readers. The originality of the story is 100% intact. The sun was standing still like the policeman at Ayikara junction, making your clothes wet with your sweats as Haija was weaving your hair into six backward cornrows. Mama Halima ran into your compound, shouting, "Wuta! Wuta! Wuta tana ko'ina o! Fire! Fire! Fire is already everywhere o!" Maybe you would not have believed it if you didn't see people running helter-skelter, some clustering into one another, some pushing others away; if you didn't stretch and see fire tearing down a building. You jumped, as if frightened by a ghost, clasped your two-months old baby that was crawling on the floor, and started running too. You didn't even look back to check for Haija or Mama Halima, you just kept going where your legs were leading you, or perhaps, wh

In no specific order, our judges for TYWA 2020 have come up with a list of the stories that should compete for the Read-Worthy prize. These stories would blow your minds away. Remember, all entries were written by people between the ages of 13 and 19 (teens). Also, the Read-Worthy prize is an additional reward for whichever story YOU, the readers, love the most. It is a subsidiary prize for the readers choice, and this means that you have the total power to decide which story wins! The overall winner of TYWA 2020 is still entitled to the main prize that would be announced in December. Read up the stories below, and comment on which one you think is best. Ensure that you drop the title of your favourite story, and any other comment in the comment section. The story with the highest number of VOTES and interactions wins. Our short-story collection titled: "The Sound Of Our Own Voices" would be out in 2021, make sure you subscribe to this site to get latest updates, or enjoy eve

Read-Worthy If your story gracefully finds a page to nestle in our 2021 Anthology: The Sound Of Our Own Voices, it basically means 3 things: One, your story is not watery, salty, bitter, or sour! We tag our stories "Read-Worthy" simply because they are the kinds that are worthy of being read. This directly implies that they are not a waste of time. We will only publish stories that are worth reading at all. There seem to be too many writers, but too few storytellers. Another point is that your fingers are amazing! Whoever taught you how to write is a good manicurist. You made us smile, laugh, sad, or wide-eyed engrossed. Keep the good work, GoodFelo. Did you read our mission and vision clarification? We guess. We thought that, if we'll be showcasing African Young Writers to the world, we had to go with writers who could steal the show on our global scene. Writers like you! We noticed that a lot of people have been asking what Read-Worthy means. "Read-Worthy" is

It's amazing! Young writers from far and near have visited the TYWA page to register their intentions of participating in our 2020 competition. We have received some submissions we can't wait to share with the world. About 200 visits to the TYWA page! What this implies is that many creative teenagers have found this contest as a playbook to register their signatures. With YOU, too, we can begin to change the narrative. The sole criterion for this year's entries is creativity. Tell a story with colourful imaginations. We want to see if your story is worth reading. Encourage your friends, children, students and other teenagers to participate in this. Just maybe this might lead to even much more. Join other teenagers who have submitted their writings. Write a story between 200 - 400 words, and stand a chance to earn all the rewarding benefits. Read up the guidelines HERE . We want more. Also, remember that submission closes on September 30, 2020. Do well to share the link of t

We already bet our PRIZES that you know a teenager who is creative when it comes to storytelling. Here is an opportunity for that child of yours, friend or student who is a talented writer, to win our 2020 Award, free Publishing & Publicity, a Cash Prize and more. With this, we want to bring the kinds of children literature that are actually written by talented young adults to the national, continental, and global scene. We want to portray literacy as it is in Africa to the world. We want to correct the wrong impression anyone might have about the African child as we facilitate the involvement of African young writers in global literature. GUIDELINES FOR TYWA 2020 1. Write your best story yet! Ensure the word count does not exceed 400 words. (Word counts within 200-400 are advised) 2. You may write on any theme of your choice; however, it must be in the form of prose. We shall entertain only 1 story per person. 3. Participants must be within the age range of 13-19 (teenagers). 4. S