Ploughshares is housed at Emerson College in Boston. Ploughshares is a proud member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses.

We are a hub where thought leaders, innovators, campaigners, and activists convene and take action to move us closer to a world free from nuclear threats. Ploughshares is a relentless force committed to …

Ploughshares is an American literary journal established in 1971 by DeWitt Henry and Peter O'Malley in The Plough and Stars, an Irish pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Founded by DeWitt Henry and Peter O’Malley, Ploughshares has published quality literature since 1971 and has been based at Emerson College in downtown Boston since 1989.

Ploughshares was founded in 1971 by DeWitt Henry and Peter O'Malley in the Plough and Stars, an Irish pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Each issue is guest-edited by a prominent writer who …

What is Ploughshares? Ploughshares actions are made by people committed to peace and disarmament and who nonviolently, safely, openly and accountably disable a war machine or system so that it can …

Current news and exciting stories highlighting the good, the bad, and the truth about nuclear weapons in the world. Trump’s Nuclear Testing Threat: What Does it Mean?

Some U.S. judges, including those who presided in the trials of the Epiphany Ploughshares and Pax-Christi Spirit of Life Ploughshares, issued gag orders and found defendants in contempt of court for …

Following an emergency campaign funded by Ploughshares, the United States ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention. Landmines Ban Treaty entered into force with the support of Ploughshares …

Cover art by Mary Royall Wilgis. The Fall 2025 issue features longform prose by Devon Walker-Figueroa, Geetanjali Shree (translated by Daisy Rockwell), and more. Cover art by Barbara Kassel.