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Plough Quarterly

A project of Plough Books (see other related projects).

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About

Plough Quarterly is a magazine of stories, ideas, and culture to inspire faith and action. Bold, hope-filled, and down-to-earth, it features thought-provoking articles, commentary, interviews, short fiction, book reviews, poetry and art.

Each issue brings together essential voices from many traditions to give you fresh insights on a core theme such as peacemaking, biblical justice, children and family, building community, man and woman, nature and the environment, nonviolence, or simple living.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
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Print Publication Print Publication
Published 4 x per year

AI Policy

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Expand section Fiction Closed

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Christians.

Lengths:

Review: 1,000 - 2,000 words.
Article: No specific word count limits known.
Essay: No specific word count limits known.
Narrative Nonfiction: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Children/Family: See guidelines.
History: See guidelines.
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Music: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Nature/Environment.
Religion/Spirituality: Christianity, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Social issues, See guidelines.
Visual Arts: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Expand section Poetry Closed

Collapse section Visual Art Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Christians.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Children/Family: See guidelines.
History: See guidelines.
Nature/Environment.
Religion/Spirituality: Christianity, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Social issues, See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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

Plough Quarterly Submission Statistics

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Accuracy:
We have not received any complete reports within the past 12 months.
Pending
1 response is pending (68 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 42 days.
Do not query on the status of your submission before 42 days have passed.

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Dates

Last Updated: 28 Jun 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.

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