Held at the Convention Center on the weekend of October 10 and 11, Wordstock 2009 was a big smash for Ooligan. Two new poetry books, Dot-to-Dot Oregon and Killing George Washington were available to the public, adding to our poetry backlist. We unveiled another new title, Cataclysms on the Columbia, which is about the formation of the Columbia River. Three of our authors Linda Crew (A Heart for Any Fate), Sid Miller (Dot-to-Dot Oregon), and Anne Jennings Paris (Killing George Washington) did readings and an author signing after.
Many people inquired about the program and were genuinely interested to learn that the students do all the work. Our sustainability title Rethinking Paper and Ink was a popular choice. Becoming environmentally friendly is important and this title shows the community that Ooligan is committed to doing that by publishing two open books a year. Our acquisitions group held a session with Dennis Stovall about how to get a manuscript published, which was incredibly successful. They also had a pitch table, where potential authors could come and pitch their story.
It was a pleasure being at Wordstock again this year and we look forward to celebrating next years festival. For more information about Wordstock please visit www.wordstockfestival.com.
The books at Wordstock looked great! Keep up the good work, Ooligan.