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Ploughshares The award-winning professional literary journal/literary publisher at Emerson College.

"That sounded like Jamie. Hungry as a stray dog, always on the prowl for candy and cookies." Read Kenneth Calhoun's piec...
19/02/2024

"That sounded like Jamie. Hungry as a stray dog, always on the prowl for candy and cookies."

Read Kenneth Calhoun's piece, "Breadshow," in the Winter 2023-24 Issue of Ploughshares: http://pshr.us/winter2324

Life changes irrevocably in the ordinary instant, and yet for the bereaved, moving into that altered life is at first an...
17/02/2024

Life changes irrevocably in the ordinary instant, and yet for the bereaved, moving into that altered life is at first an impossible task. https://pshr.us/42zWCkv

"It will not wait for you to understand, or for your temperto temper. Won’t wait for forgiveness, or your epiphany" Read...
16/02/2024

"It will not wait for you to understand, or for your temper
to temper. Won’t wait for forgiveness, or your epiphany"

Read Gordan Mitchell Smith's piece, "It," in the Winter 2023-24 Issue of Ploughshares: http://pshr.us/winter2324

Linda, the protagonist of Nancy Mitford’s 1945 tragicomic novel, THE PURSUIT OF LOVE, spends most of her adolescence “pa...
14/02/2024

Linda, the protagonist of Nancy Mitford’s 1945 tragicomic novel, THE PURSUIT OF LOVE, spends most of her adolescence “paralysed by her longing for love,” only to realize, again and again, that the relationships she sacrifices for are built on sand. https://pshr.us/3bw3dGa

Nothing is more romantic than crisp pages and captivating prose. But maybe that’s because we're a literary magazine. Rea...
14/02/2024

Nothing is more romantic than crisp pages and captivating prose. But maybe that’s because we're a literary magazine. Read our Winter 2023-24 Issue, out now! http://pshr.us/winter2324

Love Ploughshares? Looking to get into publishing? Ploughshares' summer internships are the perfect place to start! Our ...
13/02/2024

Love Ploughshares? Looking to get into publishing? Ploughshares' summer internships are the perfect place to start! Our Summer 2024 internships are open to applications until 02/15! See more information on our website:

All internships are volunteer positions that require approximately 15 hours per week for one semester. Interns receive credit in the journal’s masthead and a complimentary year's subscription to Ploughshares.

"Shu-Yun takes off her gloves, rubs her hands against each other for a few seconds, and glues her warm palms to the stra...
12/02/2024

"Shu-Yun takes off her gloves, rubs her hands against each other for a few seconds, and glues her warm palms to the stranger’s cold cheeks."

See Mengyin Lin's piece, "No prairie fire can destroy all the weeds," in the Winter 2023-24 Issue of Ploughshares: https://pshr.us/winter2324

For some time, it was believed that Americans did not suffer from nostalgia—the country was too new; its citizens were l...
10/02/2024

For some time, it was believed that Americans did not suffer from nostalgia—the country was too new; its citizens were looking ahead to the future. https://pshr.us/3JQEyJw

The word vignette comes from the Old French diminutive of vigne, meaning little vine. https://bit.ly/3uc0rzx
08/02/2024

The word vignette comes from the Old French diminutive of vigne, meaning little vine. https://bit.ly/3uc0rzx

"I didn’t lose religion, religion lost me, but also, God lost me as the inevitable next step."Read J. D. Mathes's piece,...
07/02/2024

"I didn’t lose religion, religion lost me, but also, God lost me as the inevitable next step."

Read J. D. Mathes's piece, "On the Origin of Time: A Meditation," in the Winter 2023-24 Issue of Ploughshares: https://pshr.us/winter2324

As a refugee, Dhompa has lived in Nepal, India, and San Francisco, but it is her return to Tibet that leads her to consi...
05/02/2024

As a refugee, Dhompa has lived in Nepal, India, and San Francisco, but it is her return to Tibet that leads her to consider what home means to an exile—it is the center of loss, rediscovery, and reclamation. https://pshr.us/3HZ1vtX

Ploughshares is honored to have a sample issue of our Fall 2023 Issue featured in  and ’s 20 Years of Literary Magazines...
03/02/2024

Ploughshares is honored to have a sample issue of our Fall 2023 Issue featured in and ’s 20 Years of Literary Magazines: CLMP Showcase, alongside 20+ other long-standing literary magazines. Read our issue, and many others, for free: https://i.mtr.cool/xvgbtjnduu

"you have your ownheat, a heady steam off your scalp." Read Ariana Benson's piece, "The Last Gardenia Writes to Lady," i...
02/02/2024

"you have your own
heat, a heady steam off your scalp."

Read Ariana Benson's piece, "The Last Gardenia Writes to Lady," in the Winter 2023-24 Issue of Ploughshares: http://pshr.us/winter2324

CULTISH is not concerned with defining which groups are or are not “cults.” The term “cult” itself has a notoriously sli...
01/02/2024

CULTISH is not concerned with defining which groups are or are not “cults.” The term “cult” itself has a notoriously slippery definition. pshr.us/2YpzfNb

CULTISH is not concerned with defining which groups are or are not “cults.” The term “cult” itself has a notoriously sli...
01/02/2024

CULTISH is not concerned with defining which groups are or are not “cults.” The term “cult” itself has a notoriously slippery definition. https://pshr.us/2YpzfNb

The Ploughshares blog features interviews with your favorite authors, critical essays on your favorite works, and more! ...
31/01/2024

The Ploughshares blog features interviews with your favorite authors, critical essays on your favorite works, and more! Looking for a good place to begin? Our weekly newsletter curates the best blog posts. Sign up here: https://pshr.us/2w9Dg5w

The Ploughshares blog features interviews with your favorite authors, critical essays on your favorite works, and more! ...
31/01/2024

The Ploughshares blog features interviews with your favorite authors, critical essays on your favorite works, and more! Looking for a good place to begin? Our weekly newsletter curates the best blog posts. Sign up here:
https://pshr.us/2w9Dg5w

Looking for something new to read? Ploughshares has you covered. Our Winter 2023-24 issue has 50+ pieces of fiction, non...
27/01/2024

Looking for something new to read? Ploughshares has you covered. Our Winter 2023-24 issue has 50+ pieces of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Including the winning pieces from last year's Emerging Writer's Contest. Get your copy here: https://pshr.us/winter2324

In such ancient stories as THE ODYSSEY, women, who are often archetypes and who typically exist in the margins, are enli...
26/01/2024

In such ancient stories as THE ODYSSEY, women, who are often archetypes and who typically exist in the margins, are enlivened when their stories are told by contemporary writers, freeing them from their limited roles. pshr.us/4aZBxUh

THE BOOK OF ATLANTIS BLACK offers no solutions for this gap between the idea of unconditional love and limited human exp...
25/01/2024

THE BOOK OF ATLANTIS BLACK offers no solutions for this gap between the idea of unconditional love and limited human experience. Realistically, no solution is possible. https://pshr.us/3O8t47v

"City streets patterned like plaid in a dishragfilling with sun." Read Sydney Goggins's piece, "Inventions That Recommen...
25/01/2024

"City streets patterned like plaid in a dishrag
filling with sun."

Read Sydney Goggins's piece, "Inventions That Recommend Us" in the Winter 2023-24 Issue of Ploughshares: https://pshr.us/winter2324

Subscribed to Ploughshares yet? Don't miss out on 50+ years archive content by award-winning authors! https://pshr.us/su...
24/01/2024

Subscribed to Ploughshares yet? Don't miss out on 50+ years archive content by award-winning authors! https://pshr.us/subscription

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20/01/2024

Our weekly newsletter just went out today. Did you get it? Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://pshr.us/2w9Dg5w

New year, new issue. Ploughshares' Winter 2023-24 issue has just released! Get your copy here: https://pshr.us/winter232...
18/01/2024

New year, new issue. Ploughshares' Winter 2023-24 issue has just released! Get your copy here: https://pshr.us/winter2324

The Winter 2023-24 Issue, edited by Ladette Randolph, features poetry and prose by Richard Bausch, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Ian Stansel, Ariana Benson, Rebecca Morgan Frank, Marie Howe, and more.

"The broken trees lean on the unbroken trees.which will one day be broken." Read Marie Howe's piece, "The Forest," in th...
17/01/2024

"The broken trees lean on the unbroken trees.
which will one day be broken."

Read Marie Howe's piece, "The Forest," in the Winter 2023-24 Issue of Ploughshares: https://pshr.us/winter2324

Confronting the manifestations of trauma in individual people and larger communities, the nonlinear form of Iman Humayda...
16/01/2024

Confronting the manifestations of trauma in individual people and larger communities, the nonlinear form of Iman Humaydan’s 2012 novel exposes the importance of living with complexity despite its accompanying discomfort. https://pshr.us/48QuJGD

Following the conclusion of her Climate Visionaries project undertaken with Greenpeace, Jason Katz speaks with Lauren Gr...
16/01/2024

Following the conclusion of her Climate Visionaries project undertaken with Greenpeace, Jason Katz speaks with Lauren Groff about writing climate fiction, her climate-related work, and talking to our youngest about climate change. https://pshr.us/48E59EJ

Our regular reading period is now closed! Thank you so much to everyone who sent in their work this year, we appreciate ...
15/01/2024

Our regular reading period is now closed! Thank you so much to everyone who sent in their work this year, we appreciate your submissions and look forward to reading them!

There's less then 24 hours to submit your fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to Ploughshares' regular reading period! Hurry...
14/01/2024

There's less then 24 hours to submit your fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to Ploughshares' regular reading period! Hurry and send in your submissions before January 15, noon EST! pshr.us/submit

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