New Man Gospel Writing Contest 2025 Shortlisted Entries

 

On the 12th of March, 2025, we officially closed our submission portal for entries into the New Man Gospel Writing Contest 2025. By closing our submission portal, we can then proceed to the second stage of the writing contest which involves a dual voting process for only shortlisted candidates.

If your entry was not shortlisted here, it basically means that you did not fulfil the conditions stated for entries as published in our call for entries.

The voting process entails:

1. Judges Assessment and Ratings: Here, our judges will go through every entry and give their remarks and votes. This process takes 70%.
2. Entry Voting: In this case, every shortlisted entry is required to access the unique voting links to their entries as seen below. Shortlisted participants are required to share these links with family and friends who in turn will vote for them via the comment section on our website. This process takes 30%.
   

Here is a list of shortlisted entries in the New Man Gospel Writing Contest 2025. Please note that these entries are arranged in no particular order.

 

Poetry Category

1. I Dwell in Abba's Grace by Ebenezer Mowete
2. On that Day by Longe Tobiloba
3. Partakers of His Grace by Long Tobiloba 
4. Divine Disruption by Priscilla Ozioma Egbo
   
5. Heirs by Edith Ojonumi Sani
6. The Change that happens when the Spirit comes by Adenuga Sarah Oluwafeyisayo
7. Partakers of His Grace by Adetoye Samuel
8. Accuser of the Brethren by Godwin Gbenebichie
9. Heir of the Kingdom by Godwin Gbenebichie
   
10. Partakers of His Grace by Mary Okonta
11. Partakers of His Grace by Oyekunle Sunday
    
12. The Covenant of Rhapsody of Light by Adesiyan Oluwapelumi
13. The Gift of Grace by Akinlabi Oluwadamilola Happiness 
    
14. Partakers of His Grace by David Praise
15. The Bill by Azeez Faith Tobiloba
16. Koinōnos by Adejuwon Oyeyemi Racheal
17. Made Anew by Grace by Nwegbo Miracle Chinecherem
18. God Now Dwells in Man by Nwegbo Miracle Chinecherem
19. Still, Grace Found Me by Hadassah Joseph
20. G: The Gift by Iyin Praise
21. Grace Still Saves by Winner Sanyaolu
22. Grace Lives in me by Deborah Usak
23. The Voice in the Void by Abayomi Praise Jesutofunmi
24. His Grace and My Sins by Thomas Oluwafunmilayo
25. Who was She? Who is She by Bamiyo Abigeal  Oyeleke
26. Partakers of His Grace by SAVIOUR ANOINTING ABASI-AKAN
27. Partakers of His Grace by Samuel Kayode Owosina
    

 

Prose/Short Story Category

1. Beyond the Street by Marvellous Ayodeji Adekola
   
2. Silence by Funmilayo Jayne Tonade
3. Saving Grace by Akubuo Pamella Onyinyechi
4. A Parable of God’s Unmerited Grace by Chinenye Chinweokwu
5. The Man and His M's by Theophany Akuete
6. Partakers of His Grace by Eunié Amara
7. Light Divine by Ogun Gloria Adunoluwa
   
8. Forsaken by John Ebute
   
9. You by Philip Daniel
10. His Grace: Received and Extended by AJERE ABIGAIL INIOLUWA 
11. Reborn by Victor Dennis Amah 
12. Partakers of His Grace by Emmanuel Ozaha
13. Divinity in Earthen Vessels by Nwoha Peace Ngozi
14. The Journal by Success Ejekwu
15. Finding Grace: The Road to Renewal by Esther Zaccheaus
16. A Safe Space by Elom Sorkpor
17. Broken but not Shattered by Adeniyi Ayodele
    
18. My Brethren and I by Amaebi Goodness Akiri
19. The man called “Lord” and His crew of Five by Egboje Oruaro
20. Partakers of His Grace by Agunbiade Glory Oluwatosin
21. Partakers of His Grace The Initiation by Osuagwu Precious Chidinma
    

 

Essay/Article Category

1. It Includes Everybody by Dorcas Afolabi
2. What is Man? by Matthew Igbokwe
   
3. Partakers of His Grace by Olabayo Boluwatife Victoria
4. The Unseen Thread Called Grace by Deborah Usak 
5. Partakers of His Grace by Oyekunle Sunday
   
6. The Unveiling by Ogun Gloria Adunoluwa
7. G- Factor by Abayomi Praise Jesutofunmi
   

 

 Drama Category

1. Divine DNA by Priscilla Ozioma Egbo
2. At the Foot of the Cross by Marvellous Ayodeji Adekola
3. Eda Titun by Philips Daniel Oluwadarasimi
4. Partakers of the Divine Heritage by Ogar Victor Irianyohe
   

 

Now, Congratulations if your name and entry/entries successfully made it to this shortlist. We have arrived at this final shortlist of entries following a tough selection process. By this, the voting stage for this writing contest is officially open and you can start requesting for votes. Kindly follow the instructions below to proceed to the voting phase of this writing contest.

1. All voting shall take place via the comment section of your unique links our website.
2. If your entry was shortlisted above, kindly click on your entry title to copy the link to your entry page. Share these links with your friends and family.
3. This Voting stage is strictly by comments. To make a comment, you must have a registered gmail address. We have deactivated anonymous comments to stop the activities of robots. This contest is not holding on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X or any other social media platforms to ensure that no participant can buy comments or likes for any reason. As such, be careful not to engage in any suspicious activity to increase your comments (votes) on your entry page.
   
4. Your friends, family and other voters MUST vote under your own entry page. So, ensure that you are sharing the right links with them. Any votes wrongly placed will not count.
5. You are advised to read each entry before you vote. That way, you will be sure that such entry worths your votes.
6. You can vote for multiple entries.
7. Multiple votes from one user on a specific entry page does not count. If such multiple votes are made in error, only one vote will be recorded.
8. You can make one vote per day. Also, votes tagged as Unknown or Anonymous does not count.
   
9. You may delete your votes (comments) if you no longer want to vote for an entry.
   
10. Voting commences by 12:00AM on March 14th and runs through till March 22nd, 2025

 

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