Ploughshares Literary Journal

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Ploughshares Literary Journal latest issue

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Dubbed “the Triton among minnows” by the New York Times, Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and provides readers with thoughtful, entertaining, and urgent literature.

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Response time:
150 days after submission*
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61 days*
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Acceptance rate:
1%*
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0.50%*
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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
From the editors
Best American, Best Of The Net, O Henry, Pushcart
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online

How to submit

Process
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.