Touch: The Journal of Healing

This project is believed to be defunct. (December 2017)

About

Touch means many things to many people, and it occurs in different ways and takes different forms. We feel the touch of the first warm breeze of spring, that calming, enveloping sense of hope for better days to come just as we feel pain in the prick of a splinter. We sense the touch of humanity when we read of or observe a parent who searches for a lost child following a catastrophe just as we sense the touch of memory in a cherished moment from our past. We experience touch during moments of connection when we observe a sunset on a western shore just as we experience touch at times of personal loss. Touch: The Journal of Healing promotes poetry and prose from around the world that speaks of the physical, the emotional, and the universal, spiritual touch of humanity.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 2 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 2 x per year

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Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 750 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Health/Medicine.
Religion/Spirituality: Spirituality, See guidelines.
Sexuality/Gender: Men/Male issues, Women/Female issues.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Believed Defunct

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 750 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.

Topics:

Health/Medicine.
Religion/Spirituality: Spirituality, See guidelines.
Sexuality/Gender: Men/Male issues, Women/Female issues.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 80 lines; Up to 4 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Health/Medicine.
Religion/Spirituality: Spirituality, See guidelines.
Sexuality/Gender: Men/Male issues, Women/Female issues.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026