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Last checkedPloughshares is a literary journal accepting fiction, nonfiction, and poetry submissions during its annual reading period and running an Emerging Writers’ Contest in those genres.
Response time info: ~3-6 months (reputed)
Read the full guidelines at pshares.org↗Submission calls
Open reading period runs June 1 through November 15 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Fiction is accepted up to 6,500 words; longform fiction is accepted up to 15,000 words. Writers may submit only once per reading period.
Open reading period runs June 1 through November 15 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Nonfiction is accepted up to 6,500 words; longform nonfiction is accepted up to 15,000 words. Writers may submit only once per reading period.
Open reading period runs June 1 through November 15 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Poetry is accepted at 3–5 pages; longform poetry is accepted at 6–10 pages. Writers may submit only once per reading period.
The Emerging Writers’ Contest is open February 1 through March 31 at 5:00 p.m. EST. It is for writers who have not published or self-published a book; the poetry winner receives $2,000 and publication. The 2026 contest was judged by T Bambrick.
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