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 1995-96 issue, guest-edited by Tim O’Brien & Mark Strand, features poetry and prose by Charles Simic, Joyce Carol Oates, and more, along with an interview with the John C. Zacharis First Book Award winner, Debra Spark. Cover art by Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick.
The Fall 1995 issue, guest edited by Ann Beattie, features longform prose by Frederick Barthelme, Laura Furman, and more. Cover art by Lincoln Perry.
The Spring 1995 issue, guest edited by Gary Soto, features poetry and prose by Elizabeth Graver, Jon Veinberg, and more. Cover art by DeLoss McGraw.
The Winter 1994-95 issue, guest edited by Don Lee & David Daniel, features poetry and prose by Elizabeth Gilbert, Connie Voisine, and more, along with an interview with the John C. Zacharis First Book Award winner, Tony Hoagland. Cover art by Norman Laliberté.
The Fall 1994 issue, guest edited by Rosellen Brown, features personal essays by Charles Baxter, Frederick Busch, and more. Cover art by Charles Wiese.
The Spring 1994 issue, guest edited by James Welch, features poetry and prose by Elizabeth Woody, Debra Earling, and more. Cover art by Dana Boussard.
The Winter 1993-94 issue, guest edited by Russell Banks and Chase Twichell, features poetry and prose by Margaret Atwood, Joyce Carol Oates, and more, along with an interview with the John C. Zacharis First Book Award winner, Jessica Treadway. Cover art by A. Artidor.
The Fall 1993 issue, guest edited by Sue Miller, features longform prose by Michael Dorris, Robin Hemley, and more. Cover art by Gerry Bergstein.
The Spring 1993 issue, guest edited by Al Young, features poetry and prose by Janet Coleman, Paulette Bates Alden, and more. Cover art by Stephen Henriques.
The Winter 1992-93 issue, guest edited by Marie Howe and Christopher Tilghman, features poetry and prose by Katherine Weissman, Helen Fremont, and more.
The Fall 1992 issue, guest edited by Tobias Wolff, features longform prose by Dan Chaon, Andre Dubus, and more. Cover art by Leon Kortenkamp.
The Spring 1992 issue, guest edited by Alberto Álvaro Ríos, features poetry and prose by Richard Garcia, Nancy Roberts, and more. Cover art by Carmen Lomas Garza.
The Winter 1991-92 issue, guest-edited by Carolyn Forché, features poetry and prose by Melinda Davis, Jane Miller, and more.
The Fall 1991 issue, guest edited by DeWitt Henry and Joyce Peseroff, features poetry and prose by Jennifer Egan, Joy Williams, and more. Cover art by John Friedericy.
The Spring 1991 issue, guest edited by M. L. Rosenthal, features poetry and prose by Frederick Feirstein, Tess Gallagher, and more. Cover art by Terrence Culver.
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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