Hatter Network will strive to provide a fusion of unbiased news and creativity, aiming to entertain, educate, and engage the student body. Members of The Reporter magazine, WHAT Radio, and "Touchstone Literary & Arts Journal" will work together as a cohesive whole, playing on each others' strengths to invigorate the organization in its entirety. We plan to forge a media group that meets our own high standards of excellence and integrity though expression in print and online. Students who are not part of Hatter Network will look forward to the content we create because it will involve them: their thoughts, ideas, their input, their way of thinking. Ultimately, student media at Stetson University will be a representation of just that: the students. And because we are serving our peers, we will be honest in the stories we tell, Because if we don't tell them, who will?
The concept of this year’s Touchstone focuses on nostalgia and reflection on the past. So much of art aims to capture a single moment in time, to bottle a feeling and convey that to the viewer, but we believe it should also be a way for artists to process or transform those moments. Whether it’s a longing to return to your childhood, or the ache that comes from revisiting bittersweet memories, we invite artists to submit pieces investigating the past.
Submissions are open from September 11th, 2025 to February 8th, 2026 at 11:59pm. Chosen pieces will be published in the 46th print run of Touchstone, which is to be released in April of 2026.
Submission Guidelines (Please read carefully!)
- Submissions are open to all artists, writers, and creators of any skill level.
- Allowed file types: Please submit written pieces as .doc or .docx files. Submit photography and visual art as .png, .svg, or .tif files. Submit multimedia pieces as .mp3 or .mp4 files.
- Prose and poetry submissions must be primarily written in English, though inclusion of other languages is allowed.
- Submissions cannot be previously published. Pieces posted on social media but not published in a traditional format (e.g. Literary magazine, newspaper, feature magazine, etc.) may be submitted.
- DO NOT INCLUDE your name or identifying information of yourself anywhere in the document or submission title box.
- If your piece includes identifying information or the likeness of an individual on campus, ensure that it is not graphic and that you have obtained the individual’s consent before submitting.
- The dimension of our book is 8.5 by 5.5 in., with full spreads being 8.5 by 11 in. If you are submitting a visual piece, please ensure that the image’s ppi is greater or equivalent to 300. This ensures that your piece can be printed in the magazine without sacrificing quality.
- Written pieces should not exceed a length of 4,000 words.
- We will not consider AI generated submissions.
- PLEASE review our FAQ page for the answers to frequently asked questions