Since 1971, award-winning journal at Emerson College discovering fresh voices in contemporary literature. Published four times a year; new writing daily on blog.
Highlights
- Vibe:Very fancy very impressive very not-fast
- Response time: 150 days after submission*/Editor reported data61 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 1%*/Editor reported data0.50%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
How to submit
Processs
Other
Cover letter
We encourage you to include a short cover letter with your submission. It should reference: Major publications and awards Any association or past correspondence with a guest or staff editor Past publication in Ploughshares
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Typed, double-spaced (poetry may be single-spaced) pages. Numbered pages.
Author's rights
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Additional info
Payment. $45/printed page, $90 minimum per title, $450 maximum per author. Copies. Two contributor copies of the issue. A one-year subscription.
Tracker statistics
294
Total submissions tracked
61 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
0 days
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About
Ploughshares was started in the Plough and Stars, an Irish pub in Cambridge, MA, named for Sean O’Casey’s influential play “The Plough and the Stars” about the liberation of Ireland. In the early 1970s, the pub hosted a handful of regulars who started their own small revolution. Their central concer...
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1971
Country
US
Masthead
Ladette Randolph
Editor-in-Chief
Ellen Duffer
MANAGING EDITOR
John Skoyles
Editor