DEADLINE: DECEMBER 7, 2025 — Creatives and media enthusiasts can register for this youth-focused poetry festival on media and information literacy (MIL).
Interested participants can also submit poetry materials, and selected poems will be included in an anthology. Participants can submit poetry materials here.
RoundCheck will host the media literacy poetry festival, tagged Truth in Verse, in Lagos on December 12, 2025.
The festival will bring together poets, journalists, fact-checkers, and young creatives to explore how spoken word can support media literacy in Nigeria. It aims to give young people a more relatable entry point into media literacy through performance, creativity and storytelling.
Activities for the day will include themed poetry performances, MIL workshops, a panel session, and an open mic segment. An anthology, Poetry Against Fake News, will also be unveiled, featuring pieces written by participants.
The deadline for application is December 7, 2025.
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