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Plough Books

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About

Plough books address urgent questions of today with both thoughtfulness and boldness. While focusing on nonfiction, biography, memoir, and spiritual classics, we proudly publish new fiction, poetry, children’s books, and graphic novels as well. Plough books stand out for their editorial polish and design, winning many awards. Our academic series, including Classics of the Radical Reformation, round out Plough’s book program.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 1920

Publication Media

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Print Publication Print Publication

AI Policy

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children, Christians.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Novel: No specific word count limits known (our definition: more than 40000 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

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

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Postal.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children, Christians.

Lengths:

Book: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Children/Family: See guidelines.
History: See guidelines.
Religion/Spirituality: Christianity, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Social issues, See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Postal.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children, Christians.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poetry Collection: No page limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

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

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Methods: Email. Postal.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Plough Books Submission Statistics

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Accuracy
We have received 1 report within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

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.
Most recent response reported was received on 28 Jan 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 26 Jan 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 03:28 UTC (6 hours, 18 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 Jun 2026

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