Jerboa Lit 250

A project of Jerboa Lit (see other related projects).

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About

This contest works the same way as the Jerboa Lit 500: we send you a prompt, and your story (250 words this time) is due 48 hours later. The prompt will include a genre and item that must appear/be used in your mini-flash. All parts of the prompt are still randomly selected out of our Video Hat. It’s very exciting.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions.
The fee is USD $15 (average for contests).

Important: Dates posted are for registration, which is in advance of the contest period.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown contest frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 250 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $500 for first prize.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Jerboa Lit 250 Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 1 report within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Pending

2 responses are pending (16 min | 16.0 mean avg | 16.0 median | 16 max days waiting | 0.0 std dev) from 2 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $15.00.
Most recent response reported was received on 26 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 29 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:00 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Jerboa Lit 500

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Dates

Last Updated: 18 Aug 2026

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