Sankofa Folklore Contest #12

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First, we apologize for the slight delay in commencing this round of the contest. If you are a regular participant, please read closely to observe the minor changes we have adopted, most notably the 7-day contest duration.

Last week's contest closed with some good entries as usual. We appreciate everyone who contributed their stories from all corners of the world.

The top entries from last week, as selected by our judges are below. We invite you to click on them and enjoy reading them.

First Place: 5 STEEM

Hive account@imbigdee's "WHY HAWKS CARRY OFF CHICKENS"

First Place: 5 STEEM

Hive account@sarez's "Short Story: Double Cross- The folklore of how the city of Kofa became accursed"

Second Place: 3 STEEM

Hive account@julietisrael's "How The Zebra Got His Stripes"

Third Place: 2 STEEM

Hive account@julietpage's "Ijapa And The Leopard"

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All prizes have been sent to the respective winners. Congratulations, and thank you everyone for entering.

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The next round is hereby announced open!

Share any exciting folktale, folk song/dirge, proverb or article on folk cultures. It's a wide theme to explore. Entries must be presented in the most original and creative way possible. The best ones win some STEEM.

• Share your story on your blog as a new post.
• Use "sankofa" as one of the tags.
• Additionally, drop the link to your post as comment on this announcement post.
• This is NOT mandatory, but you may resteem this announcement post to help spread the word.
• Entries close 7 days after this announcement post. Tick tock...

Prizes

We have a 10 STEEM prize pool, thus:

• 5 STEEM for the first place winner
• 3 STEEM for second place winner
• 2 STEEM for 3rd place winner

Remember, the best prizes are the author rewards that very good contents attract. We have had many entries in the past already go on to receive a curie upvote. Make the most of the contest.

Good luck! Have fun.

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