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: colored painting of two men walking across a field by a train track
    Issue # 31

    Fall 1983

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    Southern Writing Issue The Fall 1983 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Richard Tillinghast and George Garrett. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

  • A journal cover of an abstract image of pink flowers in a green vase
    Issue # 30

    Spring 1983

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    Guest Editor

    The Spring 1983 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Gail Mazur. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

  • A journal cover with a black and white photograph if a wooden tool stuck in the dirt
    Issue # 29
    Fiction

    Winter 1982

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    Guest Editor

    The Winter 1982 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by DeWitt Henry. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

  • A journal cover with vintage art of a person drinking a Coke and yellow tiled floors
    Issue # 28

    Summer/Fall 1982

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    Guest Editor

    The Summer/Fall 1982 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.

  • A beige journal cover with an abstract image of three people talking
    Issue # 27
    Poetry

    Spring 1982

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    Guest Editor

    The Spring 1982 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Joyce Peseroff. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

  • A journal cover of a morphed sunset sky and an old black and white image of a man
    Issue # 26
    Fiction

    Fall/Winter 1981

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    Guest Editor

    10th Anniversary Issue The Fall/Winter 1981 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Dan Wakefield. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

  • A journal cover with black and white artwork of a boat rowing down a river
    Issue # 25

    Summer 1981

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    Guest Editor

    The Summer 1981 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Alan Williamson. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

  • A journal cover of a charcoal drawing of a black man in profile
    Issue # 24

    Spring 1981

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    Guest Editor

    The Spring 1981 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by James Randall. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

  • A journal cover of a black and white sketch of a dress in a dry cleaner's bag
    Issue # 23

    Winter 1980-81

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    The Winter 1980-81 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Lorrie Goldensohn and Jayne Anne Phillips. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

  • A journal cover with red text and a black and white image of wooden boards
    Issue # 22
    Fiction

    Fall 1980

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    Guest Editor

    The Fall 1980 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Jay Neugeboren. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

  • A journal cover with red flowers with long green stems against an off-white background
    Issue # 21

    Summer 1980

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    Guest Editor

    The Summer 1980 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Gail Mazur. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

  • A journal cover of a black and white picture of a large statue
    Issue # 20

    Spring 1980

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    Guest Editor

    The Spring 1980 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Seamus Heaney. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

  • A journal cover of a red painting of a naked woman from the waist up with a long braid
    Issue # 19
    Fiction

    Winter 1979

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    Guest Editor

    The Winter 1979 issue of Ploughshares, edited by DeWitt Henry. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

  • A maroon journal cover of an abstract painting of a man
    Issue # 18

    Fall 1979

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    Guest Editor

    The Fall 1979 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by James Randall. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

  • A journal cover of a black and white silhouette of a man's head with headphones on
    Issue # 17

    Summer 1979

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    Guest Editor

    The Summer 1979 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Lloyd Schwartz. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.

  • A journal cover with a black and white drawing of three trees
    Issue # 16
    Poetry

    Spring 1979

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    The Spring 1979 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Ellen Bryant Voigt and Lorrie Goldensohn. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles.