As part of the bank's CSR initiatives to provide high-quality education to Nigerian youth, FIDELITY Bank has introduced the Read2Lead creative writing competition for secondary school students. During the three stages of the competition, students will improve their writing and reading skills while competing for cash prizes totaling millions of naira, a book publishing deal, and the opportunity to have their school library renovated by the bank.
Following the three stages of competition, the winner of the star prize would get N2 million in cash, a N2 million book publishing agreement, and an additional N2 million to enhance the library at his or her school. The first runner-up would receive N1.5 million in cash, and the second runner-up would receive N1 million.
The first stage of the Read2Lead initiative, tagged, “The National Writing Showdown”, would see participants from across Nigeria compete for a coveted spot among the top 150 writers through a creative writing task. Successful students would thereafter move to the second stage known as “The Sweeta Writing Mastery”, where they would be tasked with writing an alternate ending for one of the selected books they would be asked to read. In the third and final stage themed, “The Author’s Workshop”, the top 30 participants would participate in an immersive writing boot camp which would be anchored by experienced writers and facilitators who would also select the top three finalists.
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