Submissions Update: January 2026

By Joel Troutman
February 27, 2026

Expect responses on April 1st

Our latest submission period has gifted us with our largest slush pile yet. We are overwhelmed with the level of interest we’ve gotten this time around and are thrilled with what we’ve been reading so far. However, such a large quantity of submissions has left us a bit backed up. As much as we have been working through these new stories and poems, we still have a lot more ahead of us! So we’ve decided to push back our estimated response date to April 1st. A couple extra weeks should be enough time for us to consider every piece, make the ever-painful choice of what stories will make the final cut, and begin to send out loads of emails.

Thank you to our authors for your patience and continued interest in Baubles From Bones. You continue to plague us with more exciting work than we could possibly publish, and for that we are eternally grateful.

Stay tuned for Baubles From Bones: Issue 8, releasing soon!

From my pond to yours,
-Joel

​~ Joel Troutman ~

Joel Troutman is not part-fish, but, some days, he wishes he was. Instead he’s a writer and editor from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who makes a living by stocking grocery store shelves. In his precious free time, he has fun writing about the smell of space, stressing out over hockey, and drawing blushing pike.

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