Onisowurun Sampson

ONISOWURUN SAMPSON (Pseudonym: Onis Sampson) 8 Ebony Road, Oroazi, Port Harcourt, Rivers State-;- CAREER OBJECTIVE: I am seeking a role in content writing in the entrepreneurial space in Nigeria. WORK EXPERIENCE _______________________________________________________ Thrive Legal Consult, Port Harcourt, Rivers State Legal Officer 2016- Present. Drafted court processes, pleadings, affidavits, depositions, interlocutory applications, bail applications, motions, agreements, letters, deeds, memoranda, reports, legal opinions, written and final addresses; represented clients in court, mediations, negotiations; • Provided consultancy services to companies on corporate matters, advised clients on corporate and property matters National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Ogbomosho, Oyo State Ogbomosho South Local Government Secretariat Graduate Administrator 2015 I.W. Bobmanuel Chambers, Port Harcourt, Rivers State Intern (Nigerian Law School) April – June 2014 Prepared suggestions and legal opinions on cases, and developed case theories • Drafted court processes, trusts, wills, contracts, asset transfer, etc, and participated in client interviews, attended court proceedings. EDUCATION: _______________________________________________________ Nigerian Law School Bachelor of Law (B.L.) 2014 Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), Port Harcourt, Rivers State L.L.B. 2012 SKILLS _______________________________________________________ • Expertise in MS Word. • Excellent blogging, writing and editing skills • Interpersonal skills, research skills, and analytical skills. • Corporate image-making, blogging, freelance writing, and content development. PUBLICATIONS: Summary of Writing Engagements Over the years (Writer Pseudonym— Onis Sampson): Writing on personal blogs, writing content for agencies and organizations, and several other writing engagements. • Link to personal blog: www.onisreviewz.wordpress.com • Link to another personal blog: www.stayingtrueforyou.wordpress.com • Published on popular international blog, Lifehack, here: https://www.lifehack.org/799819/smart-goal-setting • Published on Imperial Gift blog, here https://www.imperialgiftpromotions.com/single-post/2017/12/27/WAKEUP-CALL-TO-NIGERIAN-YOUTHS-ON-ENTREPRENEURSHIP • Published and forthcoming in literary journals such as Ake Review, Enyo Anthology, Erbacce, Tuck Magazine, Kalahari Review, African Writer, Vinyl, Authorpedia, etc. • Won several writing competitions and also nominated for several others. Most recent nomination: Inspire Us Short Story Writing Competition in which Author was a finalist and got qualified for an all-expense paid flight trip to Accra, Ghana, free accommodation, and $100 prize money in September 2019. Poetry— • A city is talking inside my head A book of poems published by Proofnet Publishers 2017 • • “Road to the Skeleton Galleria” Poem of the week in Vinyl Poetry International. September Issue. 2016 “Heart of a City” and “A Compass for Utopia” Tuck Magazine. March Issue, Poetry Section ` 2016 (http://tuckmagazine.com/2016/03/21/poetry-283/) • “Jacuzzi People” Eyeball Anthology. Volume 1, pp 34 – 35. Essays— • “Nollywood and the Polemics of Value” 2013 The People’s Herald. 14th October, 2014. Pp 7 (OnisReviewz: https://onisreviewz.wordpress.com/2014/10/13/nollywoodand-the-polemics-of-value-published-on-the-peoples-herald-newspaper/ 2014 “A Portrait: The Happy, Successful and Fulfilled me” First Prize Winner, McPherson University Essay Writing Competition 2013 “The Giant @ 53: Personal Reflection” The Personal’s Herald Newspaper. 1st October- • • • Reviews— • • “Book Review of Cold Murder—A Novel by Ayoola Emmanuel” www.onisreviewz.wordpress.com 2014 “A Brief Review of Michael Nwagbebe’s Poem— The High Breasted Hills” OnisReviewz. 5th September- Short Fiction— • "Moments after the Dream." 2016. Noise Medium. (https://noisemedium.com/2016/10/moments-after-dream/) 2016 Recognitions and Awards: • • • • Long-listed for the 2019 InspireUs Short Story Competition: https://www.worldreader.org/blog/10-inspiring-books-for-day-of-the-girlchild/ 2019 Reader’s Mention in the 2019 Writivism Short Story Competition. Notification sent via email. Long-listed for the international 2019 Erbacce Poetry Prize: http://erbaccepress.webeden.co.uk/erbacceprize2019longlist/- Long-listed for the Lagos Theatre Festival Playwriting Competition Organizers: British Council 2016 (Emailed to:- • Third Place Winner, African Pen Short Story Competition 2016 • Poem of the Week for “Road to the Skeleton Galleria.” Vinyl Poetry International. September Issue. (http://vinylpoetryandprose.com/2016/09/onis-sampson/) 2016 • Long-listed for the 2016 Babishai Niwe Poetry Prize 2016 • 1st Runner-Up, World Union of Poets— Poetry Prize of Africa 2016 (http://www.worldunionofpoets.ga/) • • Semifinalist, 2016 Saving Endangered Species International Playwriting Prize (www.sesprize.com) 2016 2016 Winner, June edition of 2015 Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (http://authorpedia.wrr.ng/brigitte-poirson-poetry-contest-2015onisowurun-sampson-wins-june-edition/) 2015 • Winner, 2013 McPherson University Essay Writing Contest (https://onisreviewz.wordpress.com/2014/10/13/a-portrait-the-successfulhappy-and-fulfilled-me-winning-essay-by-onis-sampson-in-the-mcphersonuniversity-essay-competition-2013/) 2013 HOBBIES: Writing, teaching, reading, singing and bodybuilding