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The North Coast Squid
The North Coast Squid, A Journal of Local Writing, was first published in 2012 in collaboration with The North Coast Citizen and is now published by the Hoffman Center for the Arts Writing Program and our dedicated team of volunteers. This full-color literary magazine offers local writers and artists—as well as those who have a strong connection to the north Oregon coast—a way to share their work in print. We publish the North Coast Squid every other year in odd-numbered years.
The 10th Edition will be released in early October of 2025 with an opening reception for the exhibition of art in the HCA Gallery on Saturday, October 4th, and with a special release party on Sunday, October 5th, at the Pine Grove Community House.
Where Can I Buy The North Coast Squid?
The North Coast Squid can typically be found at select local and regional bookstore and merchant partners. But get your copies early, as they do sell out. Net proceeds from the cover price go toward the cost of producing future editions.
Manzanita: Hoffman Gallery, Cloud & Leaf Bookstore, Manzanita News & Espresso, Wild Manzanita Grocery & Cafe’
Nehalem: Wild Coast Goods
Wheeler: The Roost
Rockaway Beach: Seaquest Treasures
Tillamook: Tillamook Country Pioneer Museum
Cannon Beach: Cannon Beach Book Company, Cannon Beach Art Gallery
Seaside: Beach Books
Astoria: Salty Siren Bookstore, Godfather’s Books
Or you can purchase a copy online.
Word & Image
Word & Image takes the Greek tradition of Ekphrasis — which is writing in response to art, and turns the tables to include art in response to writing. The combinations of word and image that result often reveal surprising new layers of meaning, and give both artists and writers the rare opportunity to see their art reflected in the work of another’s. Writers and artists are randomly paired and have approximately six weeks to create new work. The paired pieces are exhibited in the form of broadsides in the Hoffman Gallery and also collected in a keepsake book, both of which are for sale. Word & Image is produced in even-numbered years.
Community Writes
Community Writes” is an annual offering of the Hoffman Center for the Arts, in conjunction with the Community Show of visual art that is exhibited every January in the Gallery. Writers with a connection to the North Oregon Coast are invited to submit writing during the open submission window in November/December that focuses on the annual theme for the Community Show. The last several years, the theme has been a specific color.
Please see our Submittable page for more details on the current theme and dates for open submissions.