LAST POP-UP OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR!
Send Touchstone your best work in any genre fulfilling the theme of Bloom and show us your creativity!
Spring 2025 Debut Prize in Fiction & Nonfiction
April 26, 2025
Our Debut Prize Fiction & Nonfiction selections are now in!
Read Rylan Jackson’s award-winning fiction piece “A Life”
Read Maranda Haile’s award-winning nonfiction piece “Nearly There Almost-Death Care”
Spring Pop-Up Projects Are Here!
April 21, 2025
View Sidney Knipe’s Art Piece “Not Quite Native”
and Laine Derr’s Poetry Piece “A Review: I Found My Sole-Mate”
KSU Students Love Willie the Wildcat❤️
February 15th, 2025
Take a look at selections of student drawings and little love poems here!
Fall 2024 Debut Prize in Art & Poetry
November 19, 2024
Our Debut Prize Art & Poetry selections are now in!
View Sidney Knipe’s award-winning art piece “Changed By Fire”
and Derek Hamilton’s runner up-winning art piece “Arctic Reprieve”
Read Kaleah McClure’s award-winning poem “Light Cycles”
and amritha york’s runner-up winning poem “finding my sister after her third suicide attempt”
Fall Pop-Up Projects Are Here!
November 19, 2024
View Keba Ghardt’s Fiction Piece “Unmatched”
and Kathryn O’Day’s Nonfiction Piece “Violet Syrup”
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LITERARY GOLD
est. 1975
Like its namesake, Touchstone Literary Magazine aims to select the "gold" in new voices. We are dedicated to supporting emerging writers & artists beyond accepting their work. Writers who are yet to publish a full book of collection, self-published, or marginalized or underrepresented voices are cordially welcome to find a home for their work here. We pride ourselves for having an editorial board that is kind, constructive, & encouraging in their communication process with submitters…