January Short Story Contest

DEADLINE: January 31st, 2025 at 23:59 UTC

Use at least 2 (TWO) of the following writing prompts in your story:

1. 1) Visual Prompt: “The Indian-Pacific Railway, 1980”
   (Photo from the National Archives of Australia: A6135, K9/6/80/20)
2. 2) Text Prompt: “It has its own time zone?”
3. 3) Trope: You Are Too Late

Fun Fact: Did you know that Australia’s Indian Pacific Railway’s trains, which travel between Kalgoorlie and Port Augusta, have their own time zone called Train Time?

Please review the contest rules and guidelines that are listed on the Contest Page.