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Deadline November 15 (must be received by this date). Ploughshares, a prestigious literary journal published by Emerson College, is open to submissions of unpublished poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and translations. Send 3-5 pages of poetry or up to 6,500 words of prose. This is a paying market.
Source: https://pshares.org/submit/submit-writing/
Published: June 1, 2026
Prizes: $3,750
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Deadline: Oct 1, 2026
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