Australian & Oceanian writing prompt
The Navigator and the Prophecy
Write a story about a Polynesian navigator who, in the pre-colonial period, discovers the coast of New Zealand. Intertwine his tale with that of a Maori tribe’s prophecy about a foreign voyager who would alter their fate forever, exploring themes of destiny, cultural exchange, and survival.
Suggested length: A short story: 1,500 to 5,000 words, or flash fiction under 1,000
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Three ways to take this prompt somewhere nobody else will.
- 1Write it as a letter that took weeks to arrive.
- 2End with a choice that history would never record.
- 3Let your character believe something about their world that turned out to be wrong.
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