Issues

Ploughshares publishes issues four times a year. Two of these issues are guest-edited by different, prominent authors. The other two issues are edited by our staff editors, one a mix of poetry and prose and the other long-form prose.

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

    Summer 2016

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editors
    Claire Messud
    James Wood

    The Summer 2016 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year’s three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles, with the Winter issue staff-edited. This 45th anniversary issue, guest edited by novelist Claire Messud and literary critic James Wood,…

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  • A journal cover with artwork of red, white, and blue fragments put together
    Issue # 129

    Spring 2016

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editors
    Tom Sleigh
    Alan Shapiro

    The Spring 2016 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year’s three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles, with the Winter issue staff-edited. Acclaimed poets Tom Sleigh and Alan Shapiro guest-edit this poetry and prose issue of Ploughshares….

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

    Winter 2015-16

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editors
    Ladette Randolph
    John Skoyles
    Margot Livesey

    The Winter 2015-16 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year’s three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles, with the Winter issue staff-edited. The stories, poems, and essays that comprise this staff-edited issue of Ploughshares are diverse and…

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  • A journal cover with a paper dress with letters written all over it and a black background
    Issue # 127
    Fiction

    Summer 2015

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editor
    Lauren Groff

    The Summer 2015 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Lauren Groff. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different and personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Acclaimed novelist and short-story writer Lauren Groff (The Monsters of Templeton, Delicate Edible Birds) guest-edits this all-fiction issue. As Groff writes in her…

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  • A journal cover with two black chairs drawn against a red background
    Issue # 126
    Poetry

    Spring 2015

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editor
    Neil Astley

    Acclaimed publisher and editor Neil Astley, founder of Bloodaxe Books, guest-edits this special transatlantic all-poetry issue, featuring poets from North America, Great Britain, and Ireland. The issue contains a stirring diversity of work, with writers who have roots everywhere from Guyana to Pakistan to Zambia, and also features poetry in Welsh, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic….

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

    Winter 2014-15

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editors
    Ladette Randolph
    John Skoyles
    Margot Livesey

    This staff-edited issue of Ploughshares features a diverse collection of poems, essays, and stories. The prose ranges from surreal humor — David Cameron’s “Mannequin,” about a man’s relationship with a life-size doll he buys to use the HOV lane — to tragedy in Lisa Gruenberg’s essay on the experiences of her Viennese father and his…

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  • A journal cover with a man standing in a field with a purple sky and rain
    Issue # 124
    Fiction

    Fall 2014

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editor
    Percival Everett

    The Fall 2014 issue of Ploughshares, edited by Percival Everett. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Acclaimed novelist and short-story writer Percival Everett (Erasure, I Am Not Sidney Poitier) guest-edits this all-fiction issue. As Everett writes in his introduction, the…

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    Issue # 123

    Spring 2014

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editor
    Jean Thompson

    The Spring 2014 issue of Ploughshares, edited by Jean Thompson. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Acclaimed novelist and short-story writer Jean Thompson (The Year We Left Home) guest-edits this issue of prose and poetry. As she writes in her…

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

    Winter 2013-14

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editors
    Ladette Randolph
    John Skoyles
    Margot Livesey

    The Winter 2013-14 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year’s three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles, with the Winter issue staff-edited. Dedicated to Seamus Heaney (1939-2013), a former guest editor, this issue of Ploughshares features a…

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  • A journal cover with the drawing of a crow on a plain white background
    Issue # 121
    Fiction

    Fall 2013

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editor
    Peter Ho Davies

    The Fall 2013 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Peter Ho Davies. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year’s three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles, with the Winter issue staff-edited. Award-winning novelist and short-story writer Peter Ho Davies (The Welsh…

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

    Spring 2013

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editor
    Major Jackson

    The Spring 2013 issue of Ploughshares, edited by Major Jackson. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. The poet Major Jackson (Holding Company, Hoops) compiles this eclectic Spring issue, which includes the work of several distinguished writers and newcomers. Featuring poetry…

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

    Winter 2012-2013

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editors
    Ladette Randolph
    John Skoyles

    The Winter 2012-13 issue of Ploughshares, edited by John Skoyles and Ladette Randolph. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different and personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Ploughshares editor-in-chief Ladette Randolph and poetry editor John Skoyles compile this Winter issue, which features the work of several distinguished…

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  • A journal cover of a cartoon man shouting, "TRUTH" in a speech bubble
    Issue # 118
    Nonfiction

    Fall 2012

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editor
    Patricia Hampl

    The Fall 2012 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Patricia Hampl. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different and personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Award-winning memoirist and author Patricia Hampl (The Florist’s Daughter, I Could Tell You Stories) compiles this all-essay issue of Ploughshares. Showcasing the diversity…

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    Issue # 117

    Spring 2012

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editor
    Nick Flynn

    The Spring 2012 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Nick Flynn. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. This issue, guest-edited by poet and memoirist Nick Flynn, contains a diverse collection of poems, essays, and stories, from Eric Fair’s essay Consequence, on…

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

    Winter 2011-12

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editor
    Alice Hoffman

    The Winter 2011-2012 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Alice Hoffman. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. This 40th anniversary issue edited by best-selling novelist Alice Hoffman (The Dovekeepers, Practical Magic) features new work from Ursula K. Le Guin, Marge Piercy,…

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    Issue # 115

    Fall 2011

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editor
    DeWitt Henry

    The Fall 2011 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by DeWitt Henry. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. This special 40th anniversary issue edited by Ploughshares co-founder DeWitt Henry features new work from former guest editors like Alice Hoffman, Sue Miller, and…

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