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Over the years, Ploughshares has often received longer submissions. Coupled with reader demand for longer, compelling stories and essays perfect for reading one sitting, Ploughshares now accepts long prose pieces for our Fall Longform Issue.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. Look for the fees icon. The fee is USD $3.

Important: Previously titled Solos.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2012

Publication Medium

Print Publication

Fiction Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 June 2024 12:00 AM EDT (in 13 days) through 15 January 2025. 2

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Novelette Novelette	7,500 - 15,000 words.
Novella Novella	15,000 - 20,000 words.
Novel Excerpt Novel Excerpt	7,500 - 20,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro advance (US$200-1999) + Unknown royalties Semi-pro advance. Unknown royalties. Details: USD $450.

Submissions:

Methods: Online form. Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Nonfiction Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 June 2024 12:00 AM EDT (in 13 days) through 15 January 2025. 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book Excerpt Book Excerpt	7,500 - 20,000 words.
Book Book	7,500 - 20,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Memoir.

Payment:

Semi-pro advance (US$200-1999) + Unknown royalties Semi-pro advance. Unknown royalties. Details: USD $450.

Submissions:

Methods: Online form. Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

Ploughshares Longform Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

Accuracy	We have received 31 reports from 29 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported	28 min \| 38.1 mean avg \| 37.0 median \| 56 max days (6.6 std dev)
Responses	100.00 %
Acceptances	0.00 % No publication has a 0% acceptance rate. This data is based on submission reports sent to Duotrope, and we have not received reports of any acceptances yet.
Rejections	100.00 % (38.1 avg. days per rejection) \| 12.9 % personal, 67.7 % form, 19.4 % unspecified
Non-Responses	0.00 %
Lost/Returned	-
Never Responded	-
Withdrawals	-

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 150 days.
Do not query on the status of your submission before 150 days have passed.
The most common submission fee paid: USD $3.00. (71.0 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 95.5 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 26 Feb 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 Jan 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 16 May 2024
Last Audited: 16 May 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 04 Jun 2012

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