Literary Magazines to Note

Ploughshares

Published three times a year, each issue of Ploughshares is guest-edited by a prominent writer, which leads to a more varied point of view than may be found in other journals. Recent editions included work by Ann Beattie, Ron Carlson, and Cynthia Weiner. They have a circulation of 6,000 readers.

Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern

Dave Eggers founded McSweeney's in order to publish work being rejected elsewhere (though contributors have since included David Foster Wallace, Rick Moody, and Heidi Julavits). McSweeney's has a very distinctive voice, described by the New York Times as "quirky, whimsical and slightly Victorian," so get to know the journal before you submit.

Virginia Quarterly Review

Kerrie Flanagan, director of Northern Colorado Writers, shares her thoughts on this venerable journal, which has been publishing new work since 1924.