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 a painting of a green plant laying across a brown tabletop
    Issue # 98

    Winter 2005-06

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editor
    David St. John

    The Winter 2005-06 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by David St. John. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Acclaimed poet and essayist David St. John (Hush, Prism) compiles this volume of poems and stories that embody the heterogeneity of contemporary literary…

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  • A journal cover of an abstract yellow chair in front of a plain red wall
    Issue # 97
    Fiction

    Fall 2005

    $6.99 – $14.00
    Guest Editor
    Antonya Nelson

    The Fall 2005 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Antonya Nelson. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different and personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Acclaimed short story and novel writer Antonya Nelson (Talking in Bed, Female Trouble) compiles this fiction issue of Ploughshares. In her Introduction, Nelson…

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  • A journal cover of a woman posed with white paint marks on her face, neck and arm
    Issue # 96

    Spring 2005

    $6.99
    Guest Editor
    Martín Espada

    The Spring 2005 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Martin Espada. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Guest-edited by noted poet Martin Espada, the Spring 2005 issue of Ploughshares contains prose and poetry by acclaimed authors including Karen Bender, Donald Hall,…

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  • A journal cover with geometric line art against a pale yellow background
    Issue # 95

    Winter 2004-05

    $6.99
    Guest Editor
    Joy Harjo

    The Winter 2004-2005 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Joy Harjo. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Guest-edited by Joy Harjo, the Winter 2004-2005 issue of Ploughshares contains poems and stories from notable authors such as Sandra Cisneros, Martin Espada, and…

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  • A journal cover of a field of yellow flowers overlooking multiple green mountains
    Issue # 94
    Fiction

    Fall 2004

    $6.99
    Guest Editor
    Amy Bloom

    The Fall 2004 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Amy Bloom. 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 Amy Bloom (Away: A Novel, A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You) compiles this…

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  • A journal cover of a wavy ocean and a dark sky
    Issue # 93

    Spring 2004

    $6.99
    Guest Editor
    Campbell McGrath

    The Spring 2004 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Campbell McGrath. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Edited by award-winning poet Campbell McGrath (Seven Notebooks, In the Kingdom of the Sea Monkeys), this issue features new works from 2009 Inaugural Poet…

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  • A journal cover with artwork of a martini with a lemon rind and stones atop a table
    Issue # 92

    Winter 2003-04

    $6.99
    Guest Editors
    David Daniel
    Don Lee

    Emerging Writers Issue The Winter 2003-04 issue of Ploughshares, edited by David Daniel and Don Lee. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Edited by award-winning poet David Daniel (Seven-Star Bird) and novelist Don Lee (Yellow, Country of Origin, Every Now…

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  • A journal cover with an image of stacks of paper written on and curling
    Issue # 91
    Fiction

    Fall 2003

    $6.99
    Guest Editor
    Alice Hoffman

    The Fall 2003 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. Guest-edited by Alice Hoffman, author of Practical Magic, The Dovekeepers, and many other acclaimed works of fiction, this all-fiction Fall 2000 issue of Ploughshares…

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  • A journal cover of the corners of two cottages next to each other
    Issue # 90

    Spring 2003

    $6.99
    Guest Editor
    Carl Phillips

    The Spring 2003 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Carl Phillips. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Edited by award-winning poet Carl Phillips (Silverchest, Double Shadow, In the Blood), this issue features new works from Pulitzer Prize-winning poets Charles Wright (Black…

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  • A journal cover with black, white, and grey abstract line art
    Issue # 89

    Winter 2002-03

    $6.99
    Guest Editor
    C. D. Wright

    The Winter 2002-03 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by C.D. Wright. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Edited by renowned poet C.D. Wright (Deepstep Come Shining, Tremble), this issue features new works from Colette Inez, Dorothea Tanning, Liz Waldner, Ben Lerner,…

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  • A journal cover with a drawing of red and black tears and a foreign script
    Issue # 88
    Fiction

    Fall 2002

    $6.99
    Guest Editor
    Margot Livesey

    The Fall 2002 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Margot Livesey. 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 Margot Livesey (Criminals, Eva Moves the Furniture) compiles this fiction issue of Ploughshares. In her Introduction, Livesey looks at whether reading…

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  • A journal cover of a flower and green leaves on a dirt path
    Issue # 87

    Spring 2002

    $6.99
    Guest Editor
    Cornelius Eady

    The Spring 2002 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Cornelius Eady. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Edited by award-winning poet Cornelius Eady (Kartunes, Victims of the Latest Dance Craze), this issue features new works from Elizabeth Alexander, Terrance Hayes, Shreela…

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  • A journal cover of artwork of stones in a glass jar, sitting outside on a dirt path
    Issue # 86

    Winter 2001-02

    $6.99
    Guest Editor
    Jorie Graham

    The Winter 2001-02 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Jorie Graham. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Edited by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jorie Graham (The Dream of the Unified Field, Never), this issue features new works from poets such as Cole…

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  • A journal cover of a painting of a bare white birch tree in a blue sky
    Issue # 85

    Fall 2001

    $6.99
    Guest Editor
    Donald Hall

    Thirtieth Anniversary Issue The Fall 2001 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Donald Hall. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. This double issue, guest-edited by poet Donald Hall, marks the 30th anniversary of Ploughshares. In addition to reflections from writers and…

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  • A journal cover of a red window in the side of a brick building
    Issue # 84

    Spring 2001

    $6.99
    Guest Editor
    Heather McHugh

    The Spring 2001 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Heather McHugh. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

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  • A journal cover with a photo of a young boy in Native American clothing and red artwork
    Issue # 83

    Winter 2000

    $6.99
    Guest Editor
    Sherman Alexie

    The Winter 2000 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Sherman Alexie. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

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