Chinenye Opara wins Simple and Straight Flash Fiction competition

Henry Akubuiro
Chinenye Raphaella Opara has won the 1st position of the inaugural edition of the Simple and Straight Flash Fiction Competition, while Thomas Joan Anuoluwapo and Betty Onyeka Callistus won the 2nd and 3rd position respectively. The respective winners will receive their prize money on Saturday, July 4, 2026.
The competition is the brainchild of three Nigerians literati – Dr Lizi Ben-Iheanacho, Amb Ifeoma Akabogu-Chinwuba, mni, and CP Emmanuel Ojukwu. In a bid to keep story-telling alive and contribute their quota to the Nigerian literary scene, they joined hands to launch the Keep It Short and Straight competition, an aspect of the Flash Fiction genre, which tells a full...