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Ploughshares' Summer 2023 Issue is out now! Guest-edited by Tom Perrotta, the Summer 2023 Issue features talents Fabio Morábito, Ea Anderson, Tom Bailey, Olufunke Grace Bankole, Lauren Cassani Davis, and more!
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Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
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