There was only one sunny day in January, and it was the day I took the train out to Milwaukie to interview Mike Munk. This was quite a privilege, as I’d read The Portland Red Guide last summer to familiarize myself with at least one Ooligan Press title before starting the master’s in book publishing […]
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Interview with Ooligan Alum Brooke Horn
By Melina Hughes MelinaReads
Brooke Horn graduated from the Portland State University publishing program in 2015. During her first year at Ooligan Press she worked on We Belong in History and The Wax Bullet War during the final stages of their production, and she spent her entire second year working on The Ghosts Who Travel With Me from start […]
Interview with Daniel Bullard-Bates of Scout Books
By Ruth Kaplan opalquean
Daniel Bullard-Bates graduated as a religious studies major from Guilford College. He worked for a time in Washington, DC, and currently works for the Portland-based Scout Books. Check out his recently-published short story in volume IV of The Masters Review. How did you go from religious studies to publishing, and how has it affected your […]
Marketing and Publicity with Mary Bisbee-Beek
By Jordana Beh
Mary Bisbee-Beek is an independent book publicist who specializes in marketing and foreign rights. I am lucky enough to be working with her on a new title from Ooligan Press, A Series of Small Maneuvers. Mary kindly spoke with me about her career, how she got into book publicity, and what she’s doing now. I […]
Interview with Publisher Chris Morey
By Brandon Sanford lilwitchcomix
Chris Morey is the owner and publisher of Dark Regions Press, a specialty horror publisher located in Portland, Oregon. Chris Morey has edited the works of Clive Barker, Joe R. Lansdale, Tom Piccirilli, and Jeff Strand, among many others. He participated in Write to Publish 2015 as a panelist, speaking on crowdfunding. Here, he touches […]
Freelance Design with Adam McIsaac
By Brandon Sanford lilwitchcomix
At Ooligan Press, the students are privileged to write essays about topics that matter to them, and to investigate the industry that will be their future home. Publishing is a big, complicated business, and there are always areas of interest not covered in classes. For my bookselling class during the winter term, I wanted to […]