Magazine · Boston, USA
Ploughshares
Ploughshares is an acclaimed quarterly print and online literary journal founded in 1971 and housed at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Edited by Editor-in-Chief Jenny Molberg, the magazine blends two guest-edited issues with two staff-edited issues each year, showcasing contemporary poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translations, literary dialogues, and cover art alongside its online series PS. Unsolicited poetry submissions are accepted during the annual open reading period from June 1 to November 15 with a $3.75 online submission fee, welcoming 3–5 pages of standard poetry or 6–10 pages
Open to poets
- General submissions. June 1 – November 15. Fee: $3.75 online service fee (free for subscribers). Pays: $45 per printed page, $90 minimum per title. Simultaneous submissions: yes, if identified and withdrawn on acceptance.
- Emerging Writers’ Contest. Last deadline Mar 31, 2026 · next one estimated. Fee: $30. Pays: $2,000 prize.
Official site: pshares.org. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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