Ploughshares Winter 2017-2018

by Alice Hoffman, Paige Lewis, Carl Dennis, Amy Gerstler, Charlie Clark

Overview

The Winter 2017-18 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughsharesis an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year's three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles; the Winter issue is staff-edited.This staff-edited issue of Ploughshares features new work by Alice Hoffman, Paige Lewis, Carl Dennis, Amy Gerstler, and Charlie Clark. The poems, short stories, and essays in this collection question how we react to change and to our surroundings.The winners of our 2017 Emerging Writer's Contest appear here, along with the announcement of our 2017 John C. Zacharis First Book Award winner.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940158839474
Publisher:	Ploughshares
Publication date:	01/19/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Known for her own particular brand of magical realism, Alice Hoffman is the author of more than 30 works of fiction, including Practical Magic, The Red Garden, and the Oprah’s Book Club selection Here on Earth. Other books include The Museum of Extraordinary Things, The Dovekeepers, and most recently The Marriage of Opposites — an inspired fictionalized retelling of the life of the rebellious woman who gave birth to the father of Impressionism, Camille Pissarro.

Hometown:

Boston, Massachusetts

Date of Birth:

March 16, 1952

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Education:

B.A., Adelphi University, 1973; M.A., Stanford University, 1974

Website:

http://www.alicehoffman.com