The Manzanita Writer’s Series sponsors a poetry contest in January.

Submit poems of 30 lines or less, on any subject. Up to three poems will be accepted in a single submission document.

Each submitter must state a clear connection to the North Oregon Coast in the biographical statement that accompanies the submission.

The contest will be limited to the first 50 poets who submit. All submissions will be anonymously judged by Lana Ayers. Ayers has been publishing the Concrete Wolf Poetry Chapbook Series since 2001. In 2010, she created MoonPath Press to publish poetry collections by Pacific Northwest poets. She has authored nine collections of poetry and recently released her first novel.

The Manzanita Writers’ Series is a program of the Hoffman Center for the Arts, located at 594 Laneda Ave. in Manzanita.

Deadline is Jan. 31. All submissions must be made online at hoffmanarts.org.