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Copper Canyon Press

10 Dos & Don’ts of Entrepreneurial Publishing

By Kristin Choruby

July 22, 2016 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

10 Dos & Don’ts of Entrepreneurial Publishing

Savvy business practices are crucial to the success of an independent publisher. An estimated half of all entrepreneurial enterprises in the United States fail within the first five years, and only a third last ten years. If these statistics sound intimidating, fear not—here is a handy list of the ten best business practices in small-press […]

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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 […]

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40 Years of Poetry Publishing

By Alexandra Haehnert

November 22, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

40 Years of Poetry Publishing

Founded in 1972 by Sam Hamill, Tree Swenson, William O’Daly, and Jim Gautney, Copper Canyon Press started out selling hand-bound, letterpressed limited editions of poetry books out of the trunks of their cars.  Today, over forty years later, with nearly 500 poetry titles under its belt and operating out of a white clapboard house in […]

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

By Ooligan Press

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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Kevin Craft Guest Poet Post: “A Year (And Twenty) in Seattle Letters”

By Ooligan Press

January 24, 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 Kevin Craft, a poet from Seattle, WA. Please enjoy his post!   A Year (And Twenty) in Seattle Letters Even before […]

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