The Last Train

​Due for publication in January 2027

 

Every story in this collection should start or end with the last train home - the circumstances leading to it, the events following it, or even the journey itself.

​​​

About Your Story

 

• These stories can be any genre - real-life, supernatural, crime, romance, farce...

• The story can be set  anywhere at any time - so it could be about the last train from Paddington to Penzance in 2025 or the Stockton & Darlington railway in 1825 - or even about the Trans-Siberian Railway in 1916!

• This book is intended for adult readers

• Each story should be 3000 - 6000 words

• You remain the copyright owner of your story and you are free to publish it elsewhere. More details ​

​

There is no cost for you to submit a story and there is no cost if we choose it for publication.  As an author you will be able to buy as many copies as you like at half-price, enabling you to resell and make a profit. ​

​​​

Formatting

​

• We will provide a Microsoft Word template for you to use, along with style and formatting guidelines. 

​

Project Rules

​

• No submissions from under 18s for this particular project.

• Your story must be all your own work.

• Your story must not contain anything that is legally questionable or libellous.

​

How the book will be sold

​

• The book will be sold primarily on Amazon.  

• You will have the option to buy as many copies as you like at half price if you choose, which you can resell or give away.

• We ask authors to spread the word among friends and family - after all, they'll want to read your story!

​​​

Deadline and Publication Date 

​

• Submission deadline: 31st December

• Publication date: January 2027

​

Money

​

• We will never ask you to pay to contribute to our books

• We do not pay royalties but you can make money from your story by buying as many copies as you like at a discounted rate and reselling although there is no obligation to do so. 

​

​

​

​