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Well what the heck is a
jelly bucket?

It’s an archaic slang term for a lunch pail, formerly used by coal miners and other laborers residing in Appalachia.

You've found your personal jelly bucket; a great place to fuel your literary interests. Jelly Bucket is the place to for book reviews, author interviews and insightful stories all curated by our staff and MFA students of the Bluegrass Writers Studio. 

Call For Submissions

Call For Submissions

For issue #12's special section, we're looking for poetry, prose, and art from and about Native American cultures and communities, past and present.

Deadline: December 1, 2021

Issue #11 Featuring Special Section: Black Lives Matter

Issue #11 Featuring Special Section: Black Lives Matter

Introducing Jelly Bucket's guest editor for the Black Lives Matter special section, Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon!

Introducing Jelly Bucket's guest editor for the Black Lives Matter special section, Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon!