Ooligan Press: A Sum of Its Parts
Are you a student looking into Portland State University’s Book Publishing program? Maybe you’re an author interested in publishing with Ooligan Press? Then you may have had a bit of […]
Where Poetry Month is Year-Round
National Poetry Month was initiated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996 to “increase the visibility and availability of poetry in popular culture while… celebrating poetry’s ability to sustain […]
Testing the waters
Even though I am a member of Ooligan Press, I chose not to volunteer at Write to Publish 2014—and therefore attend the panels for free—but chose to buy a ticket […]
An interview with Adam Salazar, interior designer for “We Belong in History”
Adam Salazar, the former marketing team lead with Ooligan Press, is finishing up his time in the publishing program this term; a man of many talents, he designed the interior […]
The End of Readmill
One of the great things about spring break is having enough time to sit down and get some reading done. It was a shock, then, to find out that social […]
Conversation with alumna and instructor Kelley Dodd
Kelley R. Dodd teaches Publishing Software and Advanced InDesign at PSU. She is a print specialist and freelance designer, having worked in the print and publishing industries for twenty years. […]
An interview with Sean Davis
Sean Davis is a busy guy—he’s a writer, an artist, a playwright, a mentor, and a teacher whose positive influence is all over the Portland community. Still, in preparation for […]
The Second Pitch: An Inside Look into Ooligan’s Acquisitions Process
It seems like everyone and their uncle has an opinion on what constitutes a good pitch these days; just a brief online perusal will provide you with a colorful variety […]
Can Transmedia be Used in Small Presses?
When most people think of transmedia, the first things to come to mind are the massive transmedia campaigns of major franchises like Star Wars and Star Trek. These campaigns are […]
Dr. Submission or: How I Learned to Stop Wasting Time and Postage and Read the Guidelines
One of the biggest challenges we face at Ooligan Press is sorting through the hundreds of queries, book proposals, and manuscripts that we receive each term. While the overwhelming majority […]