COMHSSA x ASSON VALENTINE WRITING COMPETITION

We gather not just as students of medicine, but as voices with stories where science meets imagination, and the human experience is laid bare beyond textbooks and lectures. Below are the winners of the COMHSSA x ASSON Writing Competition, where every word reminds us that even in medicine, we are first and always human.


WINNERS

1ST

An Essay By Emmanuel David

An imaginative and vibrant essay by Emmanuel David on love and Lagos magic, where a simple cappuccino sparks a wildly creative, humorous, and unforgettable Valentine fantasy.

2ND

Where My Roses Fall

A tender and beautifully written story by Ngorka Donald Chukwuma on quiet, genuine love—where two souls find something real beyond grand gestures, like roses gently falling where they belong.

3RD

Love: My Valentine Fantasy

A haunting and deeply introspective piece by Ezeh Princess on love, loneliness, and the dangerous comfort of illusion, where desire becomes refuge and imagination blurs with reality—revealing a fragile truth about the human need to be chosen, even at the cost of oneself.