A collection of famous authors’ first or very early fiction as it appeared in the prizewinning journal Ploughshares, Breaking into Print presents some of the freshest and most satisfying fiction of the past three decades- Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien, Gemcrack by Jayne Anne Phillips, Expensive Gifts by Sue Miller, Ollie, Oh … by Carolyn Chute, In the Dark by Edward P. Jones, After Rosa Parks by Janet Desaulniers, Approximations by Mona Simpson, Unicycle by Howard Norman, Little White Sister by Melanie Rae Thon, Displacement by David Wong Louie, Back by Susan Straight, Mary in the Mountains by Christopher Tilghman, A Wronged Husband by David Gates, Proper Library by Carolyn Ferrell, and The Infinite Passion of Expectation by Gina Berriault. ;;With invaluable resources for those trying to break into print themselves- ;- An introduction describing the discovery process for new writers;- Headnotes revealing how the authors launched their writing careers;- Lists of websites and links for new writers, including MFA programs and writers’ conferences;- Books about careers in writing ;- Shoptalk excerpts from literary luminaries, with reflections on the writing life;- Extensive lists of literary magazines and prize anthologies, with advice on submissions