Community Submissions
Share Your Story
with The Beacon
The Pensacola Beacon is built on community voices. If you have a story about Black culture, history, or community life on the Gulf Coast — we want to hear it. Submissions open to writers, photographers, historians, and artists.
What happens next?
01
We review your submission
Every submission is read by our editorial team. We look for authentic stories connected to Black life and culture in Pensacola and the Gulf Coast.
02
We reach out within 2 weeks
If your story is a fit, we'll contact you to discuss next steps, edits, and publication timeline.
03
Your story joins the Beacon
Published contributors are credited and celebrated. Your story becomes part of the permanent record of Black Gulf Coast life.