Submissions Closed
May 2026 Prompt
A lost child.
The character must start the story in their prompted state, but how they evolve from there, if they do, is completely up to you.
Next submission window: May 1-8, 2026.
Submission Guidelines
– We only accept prose up to 3,000 words in English. This is a hard limit, any stories exceeding this will be automatically rejected.
– We do not accept AI written content.
– Due to financial limitations, we use a form to accept submissions and have a text box for you to type or paste your story. 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– We do not consider reprints, only unpublished work, please.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.
– No multiple submissions, just one per person. If your story is rejected, please wait until the next prompt before submitting again.
– 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.
– As of February 2026, we offer a token payment of $3. Unfortunately, we will not be able to use another payment processor.
– If accepted, these are the rights we request:
- First Electronic Publishing Rights: the right to be the first to publish the Work online.
- Exclusive Electronic Rights: the right to be the sole publisher of the Work for 30 days after publication.
- Archival Rights: the right to keep the Work on the this website and in our archives indefinitely, unless requested to remove it.
