Special Edition Call

We’re looking for microfiction that celebrates (or criticizes) the people who took the place of birth parents for any reason. The character must start the story in their prompted state, but how they evolve from there, if they do, is completely up to you.

Submissions deadline: May 10, 2026, or until submission cap

Prompt Two

A stepdad

Submission Guidelines

– You can submit as many times as you’d like (we might cap it per person depending on submission volume). Please only one submission at a time; don’t include multiple in the same textbox. Once you submit, refresh the page to send another submission.
– Prose only, up to 100 words in English. Hard limit, stories exceeding this will be automatically rejected.
– We do not accept AI written content.
– Please make sure to add a break in between paragraphs for readability. This tool will do it for you.
– We do not consider reprints, only unpublished work, please. We do accept simultaneous submissions but ask for immediate withdrawal if your work is accepted elsewhere. Email withdraw (at) interrobanglit.com.
– We will not publish work that is offensive or shows hatred, prejudice, or violence directed towards a particular race, religion or any form of religious bashing, sexuality, gender, ethnicity, ability, socioeconomic class, or other social identity or status.
– We don’t consider pieces revolving around religious figures or religious concept (characters can have a religion), or pieces that contain excessive gore or excessive violence.
– We offer $1 per accepted story. Payments are through Paypal. Unfortunately, we will not be able to use another payment processor.

– If accepted, we request:

• First Serial Digital Publishing Rights, non-exclusive thereafter: the right to be the first to publish Work in a perpetually sold digital ebook.