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

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

The first round of Sankofa Folksong Openmic just ended. Please check out the entries by browsing the #sankofa tag on Steemit. @Sankofa's goal is to explore folk traditions from around the world and preserve

Last week's contest closed with some good entries. We appreciate everyone who contributed through stories from all corners of the world. We all win when we hold the hands of others into our individual

Yup! You read that right. We believe it's going to be so much fun. @Sankofa's goal is to explore folk traditions from around the world and preserve them on Steem; thanks to the huge, diverse community

Last week's contest closed with some really good entries. We appreciate everyone who contributed through stories from all corners of the world. We all win when we hold the hands of others into our individual

To everyone who follows our contests, here's a few updates... Post-Hardfork, Grind resumes We are sure you are all aware of the state of the blockchain the past few days as a result of the hard fork.

Announcement We drew curtains on the last round of the contest, and we want to say thank you to our prize sponsors, @curie, and for all those who participate either through writing entries or reading (and

Announcements We drew curtains on the last round of the contest, and we want to say thank you to our prize sponsors, @curie, and for all those who participate either through writing entries or reading

Last week's came to a close with some amazing entries from around the world, as always. We appreciate everyone who contributed through stories from all corners of the world. We all win when we have others

Announcement first! This week's news is that we are introducing a new category in the prizes, and expanding the prize pool by 30%. We want to encourage community participation by creating a "popular"

Big announcement first: We got Sponsorship! As part of her contribution to foster community and further incentivise good quality, original content creation on Steem, Curie is sponsoring the prize pool

We closed entries for last week's contest a couple days ago, and we are excited and grateful for the entries you guys sent in. All 17 of them! Folk traditions around the globe are mostly oral, and in recording

Hello world! We are back with a fun creative writing contest to participate in. And of course some money to win. It's Sankofa! Like we always say, "let's go back to get it." Do you remember the

It was a night in 1995, the place was mum's kitchen that detached from the main house. The one that housed the family hens and cocks, who wandered in the open till it was dusk when they returned. The Butterfly

LoveThisPic The first round of the Sankofa Contest that explored Proverbs from diverse cultures around the world came to a close. Some exciting entries were received. Please read this Introduction Post

How It Started Many moons ago, an idea was conceived of a competition that will seek to harness the creative potentials of folk traditions from around the world, by sharing them on the steem blockchain,