CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: SKIN The Chattahoochee Review seeks submissions for its Fall/Winter 2014 double issue with a special focus on “Skin.” Literal and figurative explorations of the theme welcome. We’re particularly interested in sophisticated treatments, whether of sexuality, race, health, species, food, anatomy, or surfaces. Please note the call for submissions in a cover letter and follow the general guidelines below. Our special-focus...

Postmark deadline: July 15, 2014. The annual Rattle Poetry Prize offers $5,000 for a single poem to be published in the winter issue of the magazine. Ten finalists will also receive $100 each and publication, and be eligible for the $1,000 Readers’ Choice Award, to be selected by subscriber and entrant vote. With the winners judged in a blind review by the editors to ensure a fair and consistent selection, an entry fee that is simply a...

2014 Houston Writers Guild Fall Contest is open for submission! Entry fee $35 for fiction/nonfiction. $25 for poetry. Open to all writers, regardless of publishing status. Winners will be announced at our annual Fall Conference. $75 prize awarded to first place in each category. Entering is easy. Deadline is September 1, 2014. For more information visit:  http://houstonwritersguild.org/contests

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YOUTHWORKER http://www.youthworker.com/help/writing-for-us/ YouthWorker Journal is inviting freelance writers to submit nonfiction articles. Pays $20 to $200 for 200 to 1,800-word articles. We serve thousands of committed men and women who work in a variety of church, parachurch and other ministry settings around the world and are devoted to helping young people know, love and serve Jesus Christ. Everything we publish is designed to help youth...

VIRGINIA QUARTERLY REVIEW CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS http://www.vqronline.org/2014-conference Conference participants pay $950 (which includes box lunches and Saturday banquet). Auditors pay $800 (which includes box lunches and Saturday banquet). Once admitted to the conference, a nonrefundable deposit of $200 is due by July 31, 2014. The balance is due at or before registration. Payment may be made by check or credit card. A limited number of...

Deadline: August 31, 2014 Gulf Coast is now accepting entries for the 2014 Barthelme Prize for Short Prose. The contest is open to pieces of prose poetry, flash fiction, and micro-essays of 500 words or fewer. Established in 2008, the contest awards its winner $1,000 and publication in the journal. Two honorable mentions will also appear in issue 27.2, due out in April 2015, and all entries will be considered for paid publication on our website...