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Alive at the Center: A Canadian Adventure

May 17, 2013

Posted In: Books, Poetry

By Sarah Soards After all of the stress, uncertainty, and excitement, the day had finally arrived—the Vancouver, Canada, book launch of Alive at the Center. Eight hours of driving in grid-locked traffic and pouring rain left a stale taste in our months as we lugged our boxes of books into the Rhizome Café. But we had…Read more

Lilija Valis Guest Poet Post

May 16, 2013

Posted In: Alive at the Center Featured Poet, Guest Blogger, Uncategorized

Every Thursday, Ooligan Press invites a poet whose work is included in Alive at the Center, our anthology of poetry from Pacific Northwest writers, to blog for us. This week, we are pleased to feature Lilija Valis, a poet from Vancouver, B.C. Please enjoy her post!   POETRY FAMILY   We are strangers among strangers. Even within our…Read more

The Responsibility of Reporting Fact

May 12, 2013

Posted In: Uncategorized

By Rebekah Hunt     I was writing a Backlist to the Future blog for this week (which is forthcoming, I promise), but because of all the reporting on the horrific events in Cleveland and the rescue of the women who spent a decade imprisoned by their kidnapper, this issue is on my mind, so…Read more

Marni Norwich Guest Poet Post: “Why I Don’t Write”

May 9, 2013

Posted In: Alive at the Center Featured Poet, Guest Blogger

Every Thursday, Ooligan Press invites a poet whose work is included in Alive at the Center, our forthcoming anthology of poetry from Pacific Northwest writers, to blog for us. This week, we are pleased to feature Marni Norwich, a poet from Vancouver, B.C. Please enjoy her post!   Why I Don’t Write  So many good books have…Read more

The Agency Model

May 8, 2013

Posted In: Books, business, creative marketing, Publishing

by Drew Lazzara For the last several years, Mike Shatzkin, CEO of Idea Logical Company and one of the most intelligent, prolific thinkers on the future of publishing, has collected his thoughts on the state of our industry in his excellent blog, “The Shatzkin Files.” He has been a valuable resource for the staff here…Read more

Elee Kraljii Gardiner Guest Poet Post: “Reading the City”

May 2, 2013

Posted In: Alive at the Center Featured Poet, Guest Blogger, Uncategorized

Every Thursday, Ooligan Press invites a poet whose work is included in Alive at the Center, our forthcoming anthology of poetry from Pacific Northwest writers, to blog for us. This week, we are pleased to feature Elee Kraljii Gardiner, a poet from Vancouver, B.C. Please enjoy her post!*   Reading the City I have been thinking about…Read more

Leah Stenson Guest Poet Post: “Poetlandia”

April 25, 2013

Posted In: Alive at the Center Featured Poet, Guest Blogger

Every Thursday, Ooligan Press invites a poet whose work is included in Alive at the Center, our forthcoming anthology of poetry from Pacific Northwest writers, to blog for us. This week, we are pleased to feature Leah Stenson, a poet from Portland, OR who also worked as an editor for the collection. Please enjoy her post!  …Read more

Congratulations Chris Ross!

April 23, 2013

Posted In: Uncategorized

  By Rebekah Hunt   Congratulations to Ooligan alum Chris Ross on his nomination for the Eisner Award for best publication design! Chris is nominated along with Ed Piskor for their work on the graphic novel “Wizzywig.” The Eisner Awards are the comic book industry’s annual awards honoring creative achievement in American comic books. The…Read more

Beyond Start to Finish

April 22, 2013

Posted In: Author, Events, Inside Ooligan

Interview with Eliot Treichel by Miranda Rabuck Ooligan’s innovative Start to Finish pages, which document a book’s progress from its acquisition to its launch, are valuable to our authors because they give them a behind-the-scenes look at the development of their books. Since many authors think of their books as their babies, the blogging that…Read more

Oregon’s 26th Annual Book Awards

April 19, 2013

Posted In: Books

By Kacie Peterson On the book front, there has been exciting news for some of Portland, Oregon’s best writers! The Oregon Book Awards were held this week on the night of Monday, April 8. The awards are a program held annually by Literary Arts, and this year marked their twenty-sixth anniversary. Many of Oregon’s finest…Read more

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