01/06/2026
300 South Media Group invites writers to submit poetry and prose for the upcoming anthology, Between Heartbeats.
Time is the silent architect of our lives: an unrelenting river that races through moments of pure joy, laughter shared under endless summer skies, stolen glances that linger forever, yet crawls with agonizing slowness through grief, waiting, and the long shadows of loss.
Time warps beneath the pull of memory: a forgotten song, a faded photograph, or the scent of rain on old pavement can hurl us backward, making decades vanish in an instant and reviving colors we thought lost forever.
Time heals what we believed unbreakable, softens sharp edges into gentle scars, and cycles through seasons of birth, bloom, decay, and renewal.
In its deepest paradoxes, time exposes our fragile humanity and how a single heartbeat can stretch into eternity during crisis, how years dissolve into blurred routines, and how it weaves invisible threads connecting ancestors’ stories to dreams yet unborn.
We invite poets and writers to delve into these multifaceted layers of time: its swift and merciless flight, its stubborn stillness, its illusory vastness, and the indelible marks it etches on the soul.
This anthology is open to all voices ready to capture time’s fleeting essence.
Whether through verse or narrative, we welcome pieces that capture the endless connections we have with Time.
This collection is meant to create a space for reflection, vulnerability, and connection to the limited sands that run through our own hourglass.
Submission Guidelines:
✅Writers may submit up to 8 pieces for consideration, with a maximum of 3 pieces accepted for inclusion.
✅ Each piece must be titled.
✅ Submissions should be sent as a Word or text file (or included in the body of the email). No PDFs.
✅ Send submissions to [email protected] by Monday, March 16, 2026.
✅ Include your name as you'd like it displayed in the book, a short bio of up to 150 words {previous anthology writers please update your bio as well), and up to 2 links to social media or a website.
✅ Material previously published on your social media, personal website, or your own self-published book is OK.
⚠ No micro poetry, quotes, or short stories will be accepted. Please keep length to a max of 1,000 words
We look forward to reading your work and sharing your reflections in this powerful anthology.
Write on!
Jay Long
