Fall 2025 Debut Prize in Poetry & Art
January 31, 2026
Read Miracle Ogechukwu Okpala’s first place award winning poem “Half Tooth”
Read Eleanor Rose Allen’s second place award winning poem “smoke and salt under starry night”
See Dan Nguyen’s first place award winning art piece “Bird of Paradise”
Fall Pop-up Projects Are Here!
January 31, 2026
Read Kirk Sprockett’s fiction piece
“Johnny 99”
Read Natalie Neil’s nonfiction piece
“The Game of Life: K-State Freshman Edition”
Bloom Pop Up Event
August 22, 2025
Read Ameythist Moreland’s poetry piece “Redbud”
Read Daniel Webre’s fiction piece “Seeds”
Read Jennifer Anne Gordon’s nonfiction piece “The Smell of Flowers”
See Matthew McCain’s art piece “Midnight Flowers”
2025 Undergraduate Creative Writing Awards
June 19, 2025
Read Dawson Veitch’s award winning fiction piece “Trash”
and Lillianna Lamagna’s award winning poem “Letter to Ma”
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”
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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…