Ploughshares ★Has a Wikipedia article.
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Last checkedPloughshares is a literary journal accepting unsolicited fiction, nonfiction, and poetry during its regular reading period, alongside an annual emerging writers’ contest.
Response time info: ~3-6 months (reputed)
Read the full guidelines at pshares.org↗Submission calls
Regular reading period is open June 1–November 15 at 5:00 p.m. EST; fiction is accepted up to 6,500 words, and longform fiction up to 15,000 words. Writers may submit only once per reading period.
Regular reading period is open June 1–November 15 at 5:00 p.m. EST; nonfiction is accepted up to 6,500 words, and longform nonfiction up to 15,000 words. Writers may submit only once per reading period.
Regular reading period is open June 1–November 15 at 5:00 p.m. EST; poetry is accepted at 3–5 pages, and longform poetry at 6–10 pages. Writers may submit only once per reading period.
The Emerging Writers’ Contest is open February 1–March 31 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Fiction entrants must not have published or self-published a book; the winner receives $2,000 and publication.
The Emerging Writers’ Contest is open February 1–March 31 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Nonfiction entrants must not have published or self-published a book; the winner receives $2,000 and publication.
The Emerging Writers’ Contest is open February 1–March 31 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Poetry entrants must not have published or self-published a book; the winner receives $2,000 and publication.
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