Fiction

  • A journal cover with abstract art of a blue woman with many arms and vibrant colors
    Issue #130
    Fiction, Nonfiction

    Summer 2016

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    Guest Editors

    The Summer 2016 issue, guest edited by Claire Messud and James Wood, features prose by Viet Thanh Nguyen, Lydia Davis, and more. Cover art by Rina Banerjee. 

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    Issue #129
    Fiction, Poetry

    Spring 2016

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    Guest Editors

    The Spring 2016 issue, guest edited by Tom Sleigh and Alan Shapiro, features poetry and prose by Sharon Olds, Katherine Damm, and more, as well as an interview with the Alice Hoffman Prize for Fiction winner, Ramona Asubel. Cover art by Mark Strand.

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  • A journal cover of tropical birds flying in a bright blue sky and landing on a branch
    Issue #128
    Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

    Winter 2015-16

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    The Winter 2015-16 issue features poetry and prose by Meng Jin, Matthew Lippman, and more, along with work by the Emerging Writer’s Contest winners Emily Strasser, Lucy Tan, and Emily Jungmin Yoon, and an interview with the John C. Zacharis First Book Award winner, Carole Burns. Cover art by Gail Boyajian.  

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  • Cover for Ploughsares Omnibus Vol. 3
    Fiction, Nonfiction

    Ploughshares Solos Omnibus Volume 3

    Price range: $9.99 through $19.95
    Guest Editor

    Nine long stories and essays, originally published in the acclaimed Ploughshares Solos digital series, create this third annual print collection. Take a trip across Israel with the deceased Izzy Gam as he tries to find an unoccupied place to rest, visit a ruined hotel in a washed-up resort in Puerto Rico, and become immersed in…

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    Issue #127
    Fiction

    Summer 2015

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    Guest Editor

    The Summer 2015 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Lauren Groff, features prose by Thomas Pruiksma, Jesse Ball, and more, as well as an interview with the Alice Hoffman Prize for Fiction winner, Nick Arvin. Cover art by Lesley Dill.

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  • A journal cover: painting of a girl facing away from a set table with sunflowers on it
    Issue #125
    Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

    Winter 2014-15

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    The Winter 2014-15 issue features poetry and prose by David Cameron, Philip Levine, and more, along with work by the Emerging Writer’s Contest winners Tomiko M. Breland, Eliese Colette Goldbach, and Rosalie Moffett, and an interview with the John C. Zacharis First Book Award winner, Roger Reeves. Cover art by Philip Geiger.

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  • A blue omnibus cover with a lighter blue "2" in the background
    Fiction

    Ploughshares Solos Omnibus Volume 2

    Price range: $9.99 through $19.95
    Guest Editor

    Nine long stories and essays, originally published in the acclaimed Ploughshares Solos digital series, unite in this second annual collection. The Omnibus features work by Paul Byall, Christopher Castellani, L. C. Fiore, Kathleen Hill, Alexandra Johnson, Brendan Jones, Patricia Grace King, Lisa Heiserman Perkins, and Aurelie Sheehan, as well as an introduction from Ploughshares editor-in-chief…

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  • Cover for Ploughshares Spring 2014
    Issue #123
    Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

    Spring 2014

    Price range: $6.99 through $14.00
    Guest Editor

    The Spring 2014 issue , guest edited by Jean Thompson, features poetry and prose by Erin Belieu, Peter Rock, and more, as well as an interview with the Alice Hoffman Prize for Fiction winner, Elise Juska. Cover art by Peter Eral McCollough.

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  • A journal cover: man pushing a sled full of flowers with butterflies flying above him
    Issue #122
    Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

    Winter 2013-14

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    The Winter 2013-14 issue features poetry and prose by Andrew Foster Altschul, Kevin Young, and more, along with work by the Emerging Writer’s Contest winners Memory Blake Peebles, Mary Winsor, and Josephine Yu, and an interview with the John C. Zacharis First Book Award winner, Lysley Tenorio. Cover art by Varujan Boghosian.

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  • A journal cover with artwork of a person in a boat with an umbrella floating above the water
    Issue #120
    Fiction, Poetry

    Spring 2013

    Price range: $6.99 through $14.00
    Guest Editor

    The Spring 2013 issue, guest edited by Major Jackson, features poetry and prose by Mark Doty, Emily Bernard, and more, as well as an interview with the Alice Hoffman Prize for Fiction winner, Karl Taro Greenfeld. Cover art by R. Gregory Christie.

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  • A journal cover with artwork of an ace playing card with a black stain on it
    Issue #119
    Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

    Winter 2012-13

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    The Winter 2012-13 issue features poetry and prose by Xuan Juliana Wang, Karl Taro Greenfeld, and more, along with work by the Emerging Writer’s Contest winners Jasmine Sawers, Jacob Newberry, and Jen Silverman, and an interview with the John C. Zacharis First Book Award winner, Heidy Steidlmayer. Cover art by Joe Brainard.

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  • A journal cover with a black and white sketch of a music record
    Issue #117
    Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

    Spring 2012

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    Guest Editor

    The Spring 2012 issue, guest edited by Nick Flynn, features poetry and prose by Eric Fair, Major Jackson, and more, as well as an interview with the Alice Hoffman Prize for Fiction winner, Angela Pneuman. Cover art by Douglas Padgett.

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  • A journal cover of a delicate white dot mandala pattern against a grey background
    Issue #116
    Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

    Winter 2011-12

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    Guest Editor

    The Winter 2011-2012 issue, guest edited by Alice Hoffman, features poetry and prose by Ursula K. Le Guin, Jennifer Haigh, and more, along with work by our first Emerging Writer’s Contest winner Thomas Lee, and an interview with the John C. Zacharis First Book Award winner, Christine Sneed. Cover art by Barbara Takenaga.

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  • A journal cover: painted image of a wooden desk with office supplies sitting on top
    Issue #115
    Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

    Fall 2011

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    Guest Editor

    The Fall 2011 issue, guest edited by DeWitt Henry, features poetry and prose by Alice Hoffman, Sue Miller, and more. Cover art by Richard Baker.

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  • A journal cover of abstract art with bright colors and a square and circles
    Issue #114
    Fiction, Poetry

    Spring 2011

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    Guest Editor

    The Spring 2011 issue, guest edited by Colm Tóibín, features poetry and prose by Eavan Boland, Nick Laird, and more. Cover art by Valerie Brennan.

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    Issue #113
    Fiction, Poetry

    Winter 2010-11

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    Guest Editor

    The Winter 2010-11 issue, guest edited by Terrance Hayes, features poetry and prose by Wanda Coleman, Ben Percy, and more, along an interview with the John C. Zacharis First Book Award winner, Julia Story. Cover art by Ellen Gallagher.

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