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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.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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.
The Fall 2000 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Gish Jen. 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 Gish Jen, author of Mona in the Promised Land and Typical American, among other acclaimed books, the Fall 2000 issue of Ploughshares…
The Spring 2000 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Paul Muldoon. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.
The Winter 1999-00 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Madison Smartt Bell & Elizabeth Spires. 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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