Join writers interested in submitting to the next issue of the North Coast Squid for a writing lab, Sunday, Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Hoffman Center for the Arts.

Writers get feedback from fellow writers and offer insights to other participants.

Submissions are accepted for fiction, nonfiction and poetry with a young writers category for those 18 and under.

All submissions are selected in a blind judging by authors and poets outside the coastal area. Submissions of art, photos and photos of sculptures will also be solicited for cover art and inside art, with final art chosen by a committee.

RSVP by emailing northcoastsquid@gmail.com. Space is limited.

The North Coast Squid, a program of the Hoffman Center for the Arts and the Manzanita Writers Series, showcases the work of writers and artists who live on the North Coast or have a strong connection to the area. The next issue will be published in April.

The Hoffman Center is located at 594 Laneda Ave. Further information is available at hoffmanblog.org online or contact Kathie Hightower, kathiejhightower@gmail.com.