Sankofa Creative Competition #5
What Sankofa Competition is About:
SANKOFA is an Adinkra symbol that translates to "go back and get it." And that, in addition to harnessing and rewarding the creativity of Africans on Steemit, is what this series of contests will strive to achieve.
African Folktales are an oral tradition of entertainment, carrying forward of history, and impartation of morals and lessons. Unfortunately in our bid to be "westernised" we have largely ignored this component of our heritage. This competition seeks to do its bit to salvage that.
Who Can Enter and on What Terms?
Anyone with an African narrative that fits the specification for the week. Posts must be rendered with an original and unique twist, not just a copy and paste of a known tale or proverb or whatsoever folk piece.
We will focus on African proverbs for now.
The rules are simple to follow:
☑ Share a proverb in a native African language. Tell us its translation and application. Be creative. If you haven't entered before we invite you to explore previous entries for inspiration.
☑ Resteem and upvote this post as soon as you see it. It's okay to resteem while you make up your mind to enter.
☑ Only original works are accepted.
☑ Be sure to use the #sankofacomp tag on your entry post.
☑ Use "Sankofa Creative Competition #5" as part of your post title. Not necessarily in a way that obstructs the catchiness of your title.
☑ Entry submission closes 2pm (CAT) on Sunday.
a. Entries will be submitted as comments on this post.
b. Judging will factor in the amount of votes your entry comment gets. We advice you attach a little blurb with your link to attract people to open, read and decide if to vote for you. One person can only vote upto two entries that aren't theirs.
c. Prize pool is guaranteed 20 SBD. 15 SBD for the best entry according to the reviewers, and 5 SBD for the popular choice decided by votes. 5 SBD shared among EVERYONE else who enters.
For inspiration, take a look at these two entries from two past winners. @Madmaxfury’s epic tale of “The Two Seekers”; and @Thatdamiguy’s entry that says “chickens sweat [but] it's because [of] their feathers [that] we don't notice." Link here.
Alright, guys. Without much ado, go ye into the shrines, under the baobab and iroko trees, into the moonlight, to the company of grandpa, and bring us those proverbs. Pay seven cowries if you need to. See you in seven days. Steem on.
If you are interested in sponsoring to improve our reward pool and encourage what we are doing here, please feel free to comment your interest or just signal me to a private chat. Help us preserve our own. Please UPVOTE generously and RESTEEM. All liquid rewards used to fund the competition. This week's prizes are sponsored by two generous Steemians who prefer to remain anonymous. We appreciate them.
Reference: https://steemit.com/sankofacomp/@misterakpan/sankofa-creative-competition-1
Edit: 15 10 SBD for the best entry according to the reviewers. The math was screwed up there.
Here is my ENTRY
Please upvote and leave a nice comment
https://steemit.com/sancofacomp/@ewuoso/if-while-riding-a-horse-it-throws-us-away-we-re-ride-it-sankofa-creative-competition-5
Curated. Reviewed. Accepted.
Great job @ewuoso
I upvoted u
I wish u were a whale
Don't give up no matter the challenges you experience. This is in relation to my last post. Well written.
Thank you. I read your post already. Well said.
Nice post bro
Failure should be seen as a step to success not a masqurade to scare us away
I like the way you put it
An apt description of how not to give up and to keep on keeping on inspite of the challenge. A way to encoursge individuals to trudge on in the face of difficulty.
To let them no that obstacles are to be seen as test they need to pass
Bigger u bro.
Giving up is for failures... Nice.
Wonderful work @ewuoso. Keep it up.
hello guys
Check out my post CLICK TO VIEW MY ENTRY NOW!
Curated. Reviewed. Accepted.
here is my entry post, kindly upvote please.
https://steemit.com/sankofacomp/@tezzmax/ejawo-ninu-apon-tio-yo-elogbomi-ila-kana-in-sankofa-creative-competition-5
Wow, I am the first to drop my entry
Guys please read my post here and drop your comments.
Thanks
Curated. Reviewed. Accepted.
Get your friends to vote your post for the second tier prize, by upvoting this your entry comment.
This is nice
Very very nice
My entry, late again but not quite as late as last time, hahaha.
Abeg, make una read am oooo
Curated. Reviewed. Accepted
HERE is my entry. I hope I tried sha. Please upvote and let me see what you think in the comment box
Curated. Reviewed. Accepted.
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