Australian & Oceanian writing prompt
The Settler and the Aboriginal Guide
Set in Tasmania during the Black War, your protagonist is a British settler who has befriended an Aboriginal guide. When tensions escalate between the settlers and the Aboriginal community, the protagonist is caught in a moral dilemma. Write about their struggle to maintain the friendship and navigate the dangerous waters of loyalty and survival.
Suggested length: A short story: 1,500 to 5,000 words, or flash fiction under 1,000
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- 1Make the dialogue sound of its time without becoming hard to read.
- 2Tell it from someone the history books ignored.
- 3Write it as a letter that took weeks to arrive.
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