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Conspiring to be Meri

Falling in Love with a Manuscript

By Camilla Kaplan camillakaplan

October 5, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Falling in Love with a Manuscript

The first time I evaluated a manuscript for acquisitions here at Ooligan, it was a mixed experience. I thought that the story could, given some work, become really good, but it wasn’t there yet. The second time was similar—some parts were hugely compelling, while others didn’t keep my interest. They made me feel curiosity, some […]

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: Acquisitions, coming-of-age, Conspiring to be Meri, manuscript, Meagan Macvie, ooligan press

A New Term, A New Manuscript, and Soon, A New Title

By Margaret Henry

August 4, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Hello, and welcome to the glossy new Start to Finish page for the tentatively titled Conspiring to be Meri, the young adult fiction manuscript we acquired this spring by the uber-talented writer Meagan Macvie! For those unfamiliar, find her riveting work in Narrative, Fugue, and Barrelhouse, as well as on her blog. A new manuscript […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Christopher Hitchens, Conspiring to be Meri, developmental editing, Editing, Meagan Macvie, Salman Rushdie, start to finish, Titles

Experiencing My First Pitch

By John Leavitt

May 2, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Experiencing My First Pitch

I’m a bit of an outsider here at Ooligan. I’m not a spy, nor am I here with any other sinister purpose, it’s just that I’m not in the publishing program. I’m a grad student in PSU’s MFA fiction strand. I needed a one-credit course for the term, and the publishing lab looked interesting, so […]

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: Acquisitions, author, business of writing, Conspiring to be Meri, Meagan Macvie, MFA, Ooligan, pitch, publishing, writer

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