The best stories and photos in Beachcombing come from our worldwide community of beachcombers. Following are just some of the stories we are working on for future issues. If you have another idea for an article, please find out how to submit your article on the Submissions page.
Best Beachcombing Displays
Show us your beachcombing display and you could win a Bling Beach Glass Window! Send a photo (or photos!) of your favorite way to store and display your beach finds by Sept 30, 2025, and you’ll be entered. Email your high-res photos with “Bling” in the subject line.
We’ll print the best ideas in the magazine, and one random entry will be selected on to win a Bling Beach Glass Stand Up Wanderer Window. Sea glass not included. Good luck! Thanks Bling Beach Glass Windows! We will notify the winner by email after October 1st.
Lighthouses
Send us your favorite lighthouse photo and you could win tickets to the Great Lakes Beach Glass Festival! Lighthouses are beautiful landmarks along the shore. Do you have a favorite lighthouse photo you've taken? If so, email your photos to submissions@beachcombing.com. Email your high-res photos with “Lighthouse” in the subject line by Sept 30, 2025, and you’ll be entered.
We’ll print our favorites in the magazine, and five lucky winners will each get two tickets to the Great Lakes Beach Glass Festival in Erie, Pennsylvania, on October 11th and 12th. Good luck! Thanks to the Great Lakes Beach Glass Festival for the prize! We will notify the winner by email after October 1st.
Beachcombing Trips
Beachcombing is better with friends! We are working on a list of individuals, organizations, and groups that offer beachcombing trips, retreats, and beach travel adventures. We’d love to learn about those offering group travel opportunities or tours, find people who provide beachcombing travel information or resources, get tips for planning a beachcombing trip, and connect with anyone who helps beachcombers plan their ultimate beachcombing trip. Plus, we'd love to read your travel tips and tricks! If this is you, or if you know of someone who is a great beachcombing travel expert, please take a look at the Travel Expert questionnaire and send us your information for an upcoming article.
Beads
Sometimes great things come in small packages. We’d love to see your sea bead finds. Email your high-res photos with “Beads” in the subject line and we’ll include our favorites in an upcoming article! 📸: Beth Sanborn
Teeny Tiny Treasures
Do you pick up even the smallest pieces of beach glass, baby seashells, tiny fossils, little rocks, or itty-bitty pieces of beach metal? How do you display or what do you do with your miniature beach finds? Email your high-res photos with “Minis” in the subject line and we’ll include our favorites in an upcoming article!
Glowing Beach Finds
Have you found any glowing beach finds? ☢️ We want to see your UV sea or beach glass, rocks, fossils, or seashells that glow under black light. 🔦 Email photos of your UV reactive pieces to submissions@beachcombing.com for an upcoming article. Email your high-res photos with “Glowing” in the subject line and we’ll include our favorites!
Rainbow Beach Finds
A symbol of renewal, happiness, and hope, we’d love to see your beach rainbows of all types. From sea glass to rocks to shells to fossils to sand and even plastics, send us photos of your colorful collections for an upcoming issue. Email your high-res photos with “Rainbow” in the subject line. 📸: Ingrid Lynch
Friends with Claws
Every beach has its own critters, and many of those critters have claws! Don't be shellfish and send in your crabulous photos of crabs, lobsters, and other crustaceans on your beach for an upcoming issue. Email your high-res photos with “Claws” in the subject line.
Perfectly Imperfect
We all dream of finding pristine treasures on the beach, but sometimes things are broken, cracked, scuffed, malformed, or just not exactly perfect. Send in your photos of imperfect finds that you brought home anyway for an upcoming issue. Email your photos with “Imperfect” in the subject line.
Beachcombing Polls
Let us know more about you and test your knowledge in fun beachcomber surveys, polls, and quizzes.
