2014 Chudanog Essay Contest On Divorce For Africans

There is an undesirable development taking place in the family circles of most African nations today. There is an incessant increase in the rate of divorce in many African homes! This ugly trend seems to be at variance with what was obtainable some years back, when marriages were cherished and guarded jealously, while divorce and other forms of marital acrimony were jettisoned. In this essay contest, you are expected to appraise the reasons why many marriages are hitting the rocks today in Africa and also proffer solutions on what could be done in order to checkmate the alarming increase in divorce.

  Theme

Restoring the Sanctity of Marriage

Organizer

Chudanog Publishers Limited

Prizes

 

1^st prize N 50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Naira) and a Certificate of Recognition

2^nd prize N 30,000.00 (Thirty Thousand Naira) and a Certificate of Recognition

3^rd prize N 20,000.00 (Twenty Thousand Naira) and a Certificate of recognition

5 Honourable mentions, to be issued certificates respectively

The best top 50 essays will be compiled and published in an e-book format by Chudanog Publishers Limited, subject to the approval of the authors of the essays first gotten in that regard. The names of the authors of the best 50 essays will also be published on the Facebook page of Chudanog Publishers Limited. Moreover, the authors of the best 50 essays to be published will be remunerated from any gains that will be made from the sales of the proposed e-book, subjects to terms and conditions that will be made known by the Company which shall be communicated to the authors for their express authorization and/or approval before the publication of their work will take place.

Deadline

31 December, 2014, 11:59 pm (Nigerian time)

Guidelines

• This contest is open to all Africans who have attained the age of 18 or shall attain the age of 18 on or before the deadline for the submission of the essay, being the 31^st day of December, 2014.
• Send you email id to the mobile number +2349032960762 or to the email ids: pragmaticreaders@gmail.com; pragmaticreaders@yahoo.com, requesting for a PDF copy of the essay entitled ‘Restoring the Lost Glory of the Institution of Marriage.’
• The essay will be forwarded to your mailbox within 48 hours upon request. Endeavour to check your spam mail folder should in case the mail gets delivered into the spam mail folder.
• Read up the entire essay entitled ‘Restoring the Lost Glory of the Institution of Marriage.’
• In your own words, appraise the reasons why there is increase in divorce in African homes and what could be done to checkmate the ugly trend, while making intermittent reference to the article you read. You are expected to analyse the factor (s) responsible for the increase in divorce cases recorded in African homes and also to proffer innovative solutions on what could be done to ensure that divorce is reduced to the barest minimum in African homes.
• The essay should be sent to the email ids: pragmaticreaders@gmail.com or pragmaticreaders@yahoo.com with the headline ‘Essay Contest Entry’ on or before the deadline for submission, being the hour of 11:59 pm (Nigerian time) on the 31^st day of December, 2014.
• The essay contest runs from the 1^st day of August 2014, and ends on the 31^st day of December 2014.
• Any essay submitted after the deadline shall on no account be accepted.
• Criteria for marking are:

# Originality of ideas

# Strength of argument

# Grammatical construction, and

# Practicability of solutions proffered.

• Essay should not be less than 2000 words, and not more than 4000 words excluding the cover page and references (if any).
• 12 font size; 1.5 lines spacing; justified format; and Times New Roman font should be used.
• Entrants should ensure that they do not violate any person’s copyright in their work. By participating in this essay, the company Chudanog Publishers Limited shall not be held liable for any copyright claims that might come up because of an entry made by an entrant.
• The essay should have a cover page, containing the following information:

# Name of entrant

# Date of birth

# Nationality

# Email id

# Contact number

# Word count of essay

• The result of the essay will be officially announced on the 27^th day of February, 2015 on the website of Chudanog Publishers Limited, being www.pragmaticreaders.com and also on the Facebook page of the Company, being www.facebook.com/pragmatricreaderszone.

Inquiries

Contact +2349032960762 or pragmaticreaders@gmail.com; pragmaticreaders@yahoo.com