Oreoluwa, Oluwadamilola, Peter Win Flash Fiction Contest

Adekunle Adams Oreoluwa, Aquilla Taiwo Oluwadamilola and Adekunle Kolade Peter have emerged winners of the Keep It Simple and Straight Flash Fiction Contest (KSSFFC).

This was introduced by the KSSFFC co-founders, CP Emma Ojukwu, Amb. Ifeoma Chinwuba and Dr Lizi Ben Iheanacho.

Oreoluwa got here first for his story ‘The Crown Rejects,’ the place a son learns on the level of being topped king that he’s not of royal blood. A storyteller captivated with thriller, crime, and horror with a human twist, Oreoluwa takes dwelling a money prize of N50,000.

Oluwadamilola got here second by way of a chunk about an entitled thief within the church. She is a grasp’s pupil on the University of Ibadan, the place she balances scientific analysis and artistic writing. She will get a prize cash of N30,000.

Peter got here in third place for Heaven Keeps Books Too, which displays the corruption in excessive locations of energy that trickles all the way down to locations of worship. A Lagos-based storyteller and poet receives N20,000 in third place.

KSSFFC was co-founded in early 2026 by CP Ojukwu, Amb. Chinwuba and Dr Iheanacho, three people pushed by the will to contribute to increasing literary frontiers and the genres accessible for honing narrative methods.

Ojukwu is an creator and a former chairman of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Abuja Chapter. Chinwuba can be an creator, poet, and literary stakeholder, whereas Ben-Iheanacho is an creator, critic, and literary prize administrator.

The contest required writers to submit flash fiction entries of not more than 50 phrases on the theme of crime, with thematic parts of royalty, religion, and justice.

A complete of 73 entries had been obtained on this second version. The first version, with the theme “Love,” within the first quarter of 2026, had as much as 108 entries.