The following is a review written by Brenna Crotty of CALYX, Inc., covering the “Women in Writing and Publishing” panel that took place on October 27th. The panel is part of an ongoing series of lectures and conversations called Transmit Culture, presented by Ooligan Press. Rhonda Hughes, publisher and editor at Hawthorne Books, moderated a […]
Rhonda Hughes
Interview with Hawthorne Books Editor Adam O’Connor Rodriguez
By Alexandra Haehnert
We recently got the chance to talk with Adam O’Connor Rodriguez, who currently teaches the copyediting class in PSU’s graduate program in book publishing. An industry insider, he’s worked for Portland-based Hawthorne Books since 2007 and is now their senior editor. Among other titles, he edited Frank Meeink’s Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead, James Bernard […]
Strengthening My Skills by Interning with Hawthorne Books
By Sarah Currin
In this program, the importance of internships is something that we students are constantly reminded of (though of course this is not isolated to the publishing industry—many graduate programs not only encourage extracurricular internships, but require them). We’re told that internships are an invaluable way to meet important industry professionals for networking purposes and gain […]