In 2012, Ooligan Press published Eliot Treichel’s Close is Fine, a short story collection depicting the lonely isolation of rural Wisconsin and the winner of the 2013 Wisconsin Library Association’s Literary Award. Now a resident of Eugene, Oregon Eliot is teaching writing at Lane Community College. He has continued to stay in touch with Ooligan […]
Close is Fine
Backlist to the Future: Close Is Fine
By Alison TownsendThese stories are told by people you know—or you. When Close Is Fine was published in 2012, it was Eliot Treichel’s first book, though not his first time being published. Today, it holds up as a beautiful and lovingly written book. All the stories are set in rural Wisconsin, but anyone can identify with the […]
Lessons from Wordstock 2013
By M.F. Corwin
For more than a decade Wordstock has supported the local literary community by hosting workshops, author readings, and the ever-dazzling book fair, where publishers large and small (such as yours truly) can interact with readers and aspiring authors alike. As vendors at this year’s festival, we particularly enjoyed speaking with everyone who came by our […]
Beyond Start to Finish
By Ooligan PressInterview 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 […]
Talking Small Presses with Scott Dominic Carpenter
By Ooligan PressAt Ooligan, we pride ourselves on our Pacific Northwest roots. We focus on the stories, voices, and concerns unique to this great corner of the nation. This focus sets us apart, but it also ties us to presses with similar missions in other parts of country, like Midwestern Gothic Press in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As a […]