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 of a red window in the side of a brick building
    Issue #84
    Fiction, Poetry

    Spring 2001

    Price range: $6.99 through $14.00
    Guest Editor

    The Spring 2001 issue, guest edited by Heather McHugh, features poetry and prose by Mary Jo Bang, Geoffrey Becker, and more. Cover art by Howard Michels.

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

    Winter 2000-01

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    Guest Editor

    The Winter 2000-01 issue, guest edited by Sherman Alexie, features poetry and prose by Rebecca Barry, Dorianne Lux, and more, along with an interview with the John C. Zacharis First Book Award winner, Dana Levin. Cover art by Charlene Teters.

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  • A journal cover with an abstract line drawing in green, blue, yellow, and orange
    Issue #82
    Fiction

    Fall 2000

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    Guest Editor

    The Fall 2000 issue, guest edited by Gish Jen, features longform prose by Ann Beattie, Peter Ho Davies, and more. Cover art by Garry Mitchell.

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  • A journal cover of cubic art of a mother and daughter sitting at a table
    Issue #81
    Fiction, Poetry

    Spring 2000

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    Guest Editor

    The Spring 2000 issue, guest edited by Paul Muldoon, features poetry and prose by Edmund White, Joyce Carol Oates, Toni Morrison, and more. Cover art by Mary Behrens.

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  • A journal cover of a painting of a woman holding onto a tree, about to be blown away
    Issue #80
    Fiction, Poetry

    Winter 1999-00

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    The Winter 1999-00 issue, guest edited by Madison Smartt Bell & Elizabeth Spires, features poetry and prose by Carolyn Cooke, Penelope Austin, and more, along with an interview with the John C. Zacharis First Book Award winner, Elizabeth Gilbert. Cover art by Kate Borowske.

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  • A journal cover of a pile of charcoal in a box with factories in the distance
    Issue #79
    Fiction

    Fall 1999

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    Guest Editor

    The Fall 1999 issue, guest edited by Charles Baxter, features longform prose by Doug Dorst, James Morrison, and more. Cover art by Rob Evans.  

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  • A journal cover of a white tulip and a dead fly laying on a tabletop
    Issue #78
    Fiction, Poetry

    Spring 1999

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    Guest Editor

    The Spring 1999 issue, guest edited by Mark Doty, features poetry and prose by Karen Brennan, Rafael Campo, and more. Cover art by Richard Baker.

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  • A journal cover with abstract art with orange colors and disjointed words
    Issue #77
    Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

    Winter 1998-99

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    Guest Editor

    The Winter 1998-99 issue, guest edited by Thomas Lux, features poetry and prose by Lucy Corin, Wesley McNair, Billy Collins, and more, along with an interview with the John C. Zacharis First Book Award winner, David Gewanter. Cover art by Matthew R. Weaver.

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  • A journal cover with the drawing of a brick house and green leaves falling
    Issue #76
    Fiction

    Fall 1998

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    Guest Editor

    The Fall 1998 issue, guest edited by Lorrie Moore, features longform prose by Alice Adams, Charles Baxter, and more. Cover art by Nancy Mladenoff.

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  • A journal cover of abstract artwork of a human and a bird with a orange and yellow background
    Issue #75
    Fiction, Poetry

    Spring 1998

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    The Spring 1998 issue, guest edited by Stuart Dybek and Jane Hirshfield, features poetry and prose by David Foster Wallace, Michael Cuddihy, and more. 

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  • A journal cover with a drawing of blueberries, a pinecone, a clothespin, and flowers
    Issue #74
    Fiction, Poetry

    Winter 1997-98

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    Guest Editors

    The Winter 1997-98 issue features poetry and prose by Kathryn Davis, Kevin Young, and more, along with an interview with the John C. Zacharis First Book Award winner, Carolyn Ferrell. Cover art by Susan Walp.

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  • A journal cover with a painting of a napkin full of apples
    Issue #73
    Fiction

    Fall 1997

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    Guest Editor

    The Fall 1997 issue, guest edited by Mary Gordon, features longform prose by Joyce Carol Oates, Patricia Hampl, and more. Cover art by Nola Tully.

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  • A journal cover of artwork depicting three people holding hands in front of a green background
    Issue #72
    Fiction, Poetry

    Spring 1997

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    Guest Editor

    The Spring 1997 issue, guest edited by Yusef Komunyakaa, features poetry and prose by Sascha Feinstein, Carolyn Ferrell, and more. Cover art by William H. Johnson.

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  • A journal cover of collage artwork of various types of flowers and a black background
    Issue #71
    Fiction, Poetry

    Winter 1996-97

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    The Winter 1996-97 issue, guest edited by Robert Boswell and Ellen Bryant Voigt, features poetry and prose by Andrea Barrett, Stephen Dobyns, and more, along with an interview with the John C. Zacharis First Book Award winner, Kevin Young. Cover art by Trisha Orr.

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  • A journal cover of abstract ring shapes in pink, blue, gray, and yellow
    Issue #70
    Fiction

    Fall 1996

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    Guest Editor

    The Fall 1996 issue, guest edited by Marilyn Hacker, features longform prose by Leslie Bienen, Ann Beattie, and more. 

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  • A journal cover of an abstract painting with purples, blacks, and browns
    Issue #69
    Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

    Spring 1996

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    Guest Editor

    The Spring 1996 issue, guest edited by Marylin Hacker, features poetry and prose by Cornelius Eady, Edmund White, and more. Cover art by Marie-Geneviève Havel.

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