Website:
Genres Published:
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres:
Formats:
Online, Digital, Print
Submission Guidelines:
Reading Period:
Jun 1 to Nov 15
Response Time:
3 to 6 months
Charges Reading Fee:
Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:
Yes
Payment:
Cash
Issues per Year:
4
Issue Price:
$18
Subscription Price:
1 year for $45, 2 years for $75, 3 years for $95
Circulation:
5,000 to 10,000
Editorial Focus
Ploughshares blends the unique editorial perspectives of two guest-edited issues with two staff-edited issues each year, showcasing a variety of established and emerging writers across each issue. Ploughshares aims to serve the broader literary community of readers and writers across the US and the global literary community, extending an effort to publish writers from around the world, especially writers of the Global South and translators.
Tips From the Editor
Please note that we charge a $3.75 service fee for online submissions (subscribers may submit online free of charge). This is not a reading fee. Mailed submissions are accepted free of charge. Please read our submission guidelines online at pshares.org/submit.
Contact Information
Rachel Dillon, Managing Editor
120 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02116
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Last updated: Sep 19, 2025