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.

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  • A Journal cover: an abstract art piece of a baby looking over a crowd of people
    Issue # 64
    Nonfiction

    Fall 1994

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    Guest Editor
    Rosellen Brown

    Intimate Exile Issue The Fall 1994 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Rosellen Brown. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different and personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. This is the first issue of Ploughshares dedicated solely to the personal essay, and subtitled “Intimate Exile.” Acclaimed novelist, essayist,…

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  • A journal cover with mountains, people, birds, and buffalos in muted brown tones
    Issue # 63

    Spring 1994

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    Guest Editor
    James Welch

    Tribes Issue The Spring 1994 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by James Welch. 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 painting of army generals shaking hands with a king and queen
    Issue # 62

    Winter 1993-94

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    Guest Editors
    Russell Banks
    Chase Twichell

    Borderlands Issue The Winter 1993-94 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Russell Banks & Chase Twichell. 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 yellow text and a giant pile of assorted fruit and vegetables
    Issue # 61
    Fiction

    Fall 1993

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    Guest Editor
    Sue Miller

    The Passage of Time Issue The Fall 1993 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Sue Miller. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different and personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. This fiction edition of Ploughshares compiles fourteen stories that center on the concept of time. Acclaimed novelist Sue…

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  • A journal cover with an abstract painting of people and a green background
    Issue # 60

    Spring 1993

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    Guest Editor
    Al Young

    Believers Issue The Spring 1993 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Al Young. 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 dark blue night sky and a small country road
    Issue # 59

    Winter 1992-93

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    Guest Editors
    Marie Howe
    Christopher Tilghman

    Voices From The Other Room Issue The Winter 1992-93 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Marie Howe & Christopher Tilghman. 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 an abstract painting of two trees and green hills and bushes
    Issue # 58
    Fiction

    Fall 1992

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    Guest Editor
    Tobias Wolff

    Stories Issue The Fall 1992 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Tobias Wolff. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different and personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Acclaimed memoirist and novelist Tobias Wolff (This Boy’s Life, Old School, In the Garden of North American Martyrs) compiles this fiction…

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  • A journal cover of a painting of people dancing in the street
    Issue # 57

    Spring 1992

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    Guest Editor
    Alberto Ríos

    West Real Issue The Spring 1992 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Alberto Rios. 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 of a black, white, and blue abstract artwork with a morphed skull
    Issue # 56

    Winter 1991-92

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    Guest Editor
    Carolyn Forché

    Traces of Struggle and Desire Issue The Winter 1991-92 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Carolyn Forche. 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 red journal cover with a painting of two people hugging
    Issue # 55

    Fall 1991

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    Guest Editors
    DeWitt Henry
    Joyce Peseroff

    20th Anniversary Issue The Fall 1991 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by DeWitt Henry and Joyce Peseroff. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. This 20th anniversary issue, guest-edited by Ploughshares founder DeWitt Henry and longtime poetry editor Joyce Peseroff, celebrates the…

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  • A journal cover of a photograph of an artist's studio with a purple background
    Issue # 54
    Poetry

    Spring 1991

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    Guest Editor
    M. L. Rosenthal

    Works-In-Progress Issue An issue of Ploughshares from Spring 1991, guest-edited M. L. Rosenthal. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. This “Works-in-Progress” issue is guest-edited by the poet, translator, and literary critic M. L. Rosenthal. “The work collected here,” Rosenthal writes…

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  • A journal cover of a painting of a human in a colorful robe against a floral background
    Issue # 53

    Winter 1990-91

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    Guest Editor
    Gerald Stern

    The Literature of Ecstasy Issue An issue of Ploughshares from Winter 1990-91, guest-edited by Gerald Stern. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. This classic issue, guest-edited by award-winning poet Gerald Stern, explores the “literature of ecstasy.” In his Introduction, Stern…

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  • journal cover: black and white picture of a white man aiming an American flag at a black man
    Issue # 52
    Fiction

    Fall 1990

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    Guest Editors
    DeWitt Henry
    James Alan McPherson

    Confronting Racial Difference Issue The Fall 1990 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by James Alan McPherson and DeWitt Henry. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest edited serially by prominent writers who explore different and personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Acclaimed author James Alan McPherson and Ploughshares founder and author DeWitt Henry bring together…

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  • A journal cover of the Virgo Maiden wearing a colorful dress and scarves
    Issue # 51

    Spring 1990

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    Guest Editors
    Rita Dove
    Fred Viebahn

    The Spring 1990 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Rita Dove & Fred Viebahn. 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 of a painting of two figures embracing in a marsh
    Issue # 50
    Poetry

    Winter 1989

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    Guest Editor
    Marilyn Hacker

    Diversity/Adversity Issue An issue of Ploughshares from Winter 1989, guest-edited Marilyn Hacker. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. This classic issue, guest-edited by the poet Marilyn Hacker, explores the themes of diversity and adversity. “What is in our experience can…

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  • A journal cover with orange text and a painting of a wooden rowboat
    Issue # 49
    Fiction

    Fall 1989

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    Guest Editor
    James Carroll

    The Virtue of Writing Issue The Fall 1989 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by James Carroll. 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 nonfiction writer James Carroll compiles this volume of stories and essays subtitled “The Virtue of…

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