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Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion at Ooligan Press

As the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Publisher’s Assistant, my job is to work within and outside of the press to make sure that Ooligan is diverse, equitable, and inclusive in our publishing process and that any of our manuscripts written by/about underrepresented people and communities are authentic to those people groups and their experiences. Outside of Ooligan, I work with organizations that are for underrepresented authors in the Pacific Northwest to put on our new How to: Publishing events.

Catalogs: A Useful Tool Selling Book Rights

Catalogs are large documents (either print or digital) that have all the information an agent, publisher, or book buyer would need to learn about the titles you are looking to market or sell.

Understanding the Differences Between Middle Grade, Young Adult, and New Adult

There are a lot of blurred lines and gray areas, and even the pros sometimes have difficulty differentiating between these terms and properly placing novels in the correct category. But knowing the basics of each term (and understanding the audience each category represents) can help publishers and authors make sure their books succeed and can help booksellers and librarians make sure those books reach their intended audiences.

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What Makes a Book Become a Best Seller?

All the efforts to decode best-selling books show that the industry is working toward understanding what is behind a successful book. Could this be the beginning of a new era in the publishing industry where the acquisition process changes?

Why We Need To Be Reading More Translated Fiction

Book publishing has a long history of international collaboration. Publishers around the world are constantly exchanging manuscripts, translating them, and sharing their culture with others. Here in the US, publishers regularly sell rights to international markets and export manuscripts to foreign countries, but unfortunately, this process is currently a one-way street. We export significantly more manuscripts than we import.

Marketing Plans 101

The Marketing Plan: the official unofficial draft of your entire campaign. It’s where you’ll determine your book’s target audience and brainstorm how to successfully position it in a congested market. A successful Marketing Plan uniquely appeals to its intended audience so your book sells.

Local Literary Organizations Everyone Should Support

Portland has a rich literary community full of amazing writers, dedicated readers, and endless amounts of creativity! In response, organizations have blossomed around all of that bountiful energy in hopes of doing anything they can to help nurture it.

Finding a Venue, Ordering Food and Drinks, Planning a Launch Party? Oh, My!

The world of events is constantly changing, but for now, Ooligan Press has you covered.

Bulk Upload Sheets for Beginners

Bulk upload sheets, also known as BUSes, house the numerous social media post materials for a social media marketing campaign, keep the campaign organized, and streamline the uploading process to your scheduling platform. If you’re curious about BUS file types, layout, creating your own BUS, and keeping a BUS organized, keep reading!

Metadata from Publisher to Reader

It goes without saying that making sure a book has correct and detailed metadata is extremely important to book publishing. How else will a future reader find your book online in the sea of thousands of texts that exist and are published all the time?

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