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Alive at the Center

After Write to Publish

By Chelsea Lobey and Kellie Doherty

April 5, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

After Write to Publish

Write to Publish is officially in the rear-view mirror, meaning Kellie’s and my big project for the year is done. Others will be taking up Write to Publish for next year soon, but for now we’ve been assigned to other odds and ends at the press. One of those projects is the Backlist Sales Initiative. […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Alive at the Center, National Poetry Month, W2P 2015, Write to Publish

Finding a Niche for Poetry

By Kristin Choruby

April 15, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Finding a Niche for Poetry

In the world of publishing, poetry is one of those areas where bigger is not better. Poems rarely excite the interest of the general readership, and as such, the major publishing houses will usually decide that any given book in the genre is simply not worth their time, effort, or money. After all, when was […]

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Alive at the Center, Copper Canyon Press, Graywolf Press, Indie Publishers, Niche Publishers, Nonprofit Publishers, ooligan press, poetry, publishing, Small Presses

Lucia Misch Guest Poet Post: “Contingencies”

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July 11, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Every Thursday since January, 2013, Ooligan Press has invited 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 Lucia Misch, a poet from Vancouver, BC. This is the final installment of the Guest Poet Post series, and […]

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Susan Parr Guest Poet Post: “Flight from Fancy”

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July 4, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

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 Susan Parr, a poet from Seattle, WA. Please enjoy her post! The Flight from Fancy That secret shake and cloak—the pen-name (or ‘anon’)—reads at […]

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Sierra Nelson Guest Poet Post: “Bioluminescent Properties in Squid and Poetry”

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June 27, 2013 by OoliganPress 1 Comment

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 Sierra Nelson, a poet from Seattle, WA. Please enjoy her post! Bioluminescent Properties in Squid and Poetry Thinking about the name of this anthology, […]

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Frances McCue Guest Poet Post: An Interview with Esteemed Critic Dean Brown

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June 20, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

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 Frances McCue, a poet from Seattle, WA. Please enjoy her post! Guest Blog by Frances McCue: An Interview with Dean Brown […]

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