Biography
Abdulrazaq Salihu, TPC I, is a Nigerian poet and member of the hilltop creative arts foundation. He won the SOD poetry contest , BPKW poetry contest, Poetry archive poetry contest, Masks literary magazine poetry award, Nigerian prize for teen authors(poetry), Hilltop creative writing award, an finalist for the 2024 Sundress publication chapbook contest and others. He has received fellowship and residency from IWE writers residency, SPRINg, Frances Thompson writers studio and elsewhere. He is a 2025 LOATAD writer in residence and He has his works published/forthcoming in Uncanny, Bacopa, Consequence, South Florida poetry, Eunoia review, strange horizons, Unstamatic, Bracken, Poetry Quarter(ly), Rogue, B*k, Jupiter review, black moon magazine, Angime, Grub Street mag and elsewhere. He enjoys the aesthetics of language and the simplicity of things. He tweets @Arazaqsalihu; instagram: Abdulrazaq._salihu. He’s the author of Constellations (poetry) and hiccups (Prose).
2021
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School: Challenge International School
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Prize: On-The-Spot Poetry Writing - 2nd Runner Up
2021
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School: Challenge International School
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Prize: Spoken Word - 1st Runner Up
2021
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School: Challenge International School
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Prize: Most Valuable Contestant Awards for Male
2022
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School: Challenge International School
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Prize: On-The-Spot Non-Fiction Writing - 1st Runner Up
2022
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School: Challenge International School
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Prize: Spoken Word - 1st Runner Up
2022
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School: Challenge International School
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Prize: Nigeria Prize for Teen Authors (poetry)
2022
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School: Challenge International School
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Prize: Nigeria Prize for Teen Authors (prose)
2022
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School: Challenge International School
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Prize: Most Valuable Contestant Awards for Male
2023
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School: Mewar International University
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Prize: HCAF Award for Excellence in Creative Writing
2024
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School: Mewar International University
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Prize: HIASFEST Star Prize Winners for Male Teen Writers in Nigeria
2025
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School: Mewar International University
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Prize: HCAF Award for Excellence in Creative Writing
HIASFEST categories and awards
- Spoken Word
- Nigeria Prize For Teen Authors
- HIASFEST Star Prize
- On-The-Spot Poetry Writing
- On-The-Spot Non-Fiction Writing
- Most Valuable Contestant Awards
- HCAF Award for Excellence in Creative Writing