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Wordstock

What-stock? Ooligan Press and the Portland Book Festival

By Bayley McComb

November 4, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

What-stock? Ooligan Press and the Portland Book Festival

November 9, 2019: authors, publishers, and content creators across the broad spectrum of publishing will be gathering for the Portland Book Festival (PBF), a one-day extravaganza featuring celebrity authors, raffle giveaways, panels, and writing workshops.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Elephant Speak, Literary Arts, Odsburg, Ooligan, PBF, portland book festival, Wordstock

Behind the Scenes with Ooligan Press at the Portland Book Festival

By Kristen Ludwigsen @kludlitup

March 25, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Behind the Scenes with Ooligan Press at the Portland Book Festival

The Portland Book Festival, formerly known as Wordstock, is Oregon’s biggest literary event of the year, featuring panels, vendors, speakers, and lots and lots of books. Every November, the day-long event attracts authors and publishers from near and far, and last fall, Ooligan Press was proud to be included yet again. The festival drew its […]

Filed Under: Manager Monday Tagged With: Abbi Jacobson, book launch, Elizabeth Acevedo, Emily Suvada, event planning, event promotion, grand ballroom, launches, Lauren Groff, Literary Arts, Manager Monday, mark building, Ooligan at large, operations, Oregon, oregon historical society, Overcup, PBF, Pomegranate, Portland, Portland Art Museum, portland book festival, Powells, publisher's assistants, the old church, Tom Hanks, Winningstad theatre, Wordstock

Creative Book Marketing for Local Publishers

By Jenna Whitney @basuritx

February 2, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Creative Book Marketing for Local Publishers

Marketers in the publishing industry work hard to write compelling copy about presses, books, and contests for press releases, blog posts, and social media messaging in an effort to garner excitement. This summer I saw how a press can work with a community to generate buzz about their work.

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: branding, community, Forest Avenue Press, independent presses, Kore Press, Marketing, Powell's, Wordstock

Ooligan in the World

By Grace Evans @gracemalizia & Elizabeth Hughes @elizabig

December 4, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Ooligan in the World

From intimate readings to established conferences and book festivals, we’ve spent a lot of time over the past few months arranging opportunities for the world—at least our Pacific Northwest corner of it—to meet our books and their authors. There have been plenty of volunteer schedules to fill, promotional marketing and social media posts to plan, and boxes of books to cart to and fro. In return for that work, we’ve watched our authors delight and charm audiences while their books are admired, applauded, and carried away to new homes. So where in the world have we found Ooligan authors this fall?

Filed Under: Manager Monday Tagged With: Authors, book festival, conferences, Local, Montana, Ooligan at large, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, panels, PNBA, Portland, press, publishing, readings, small press, Washington, Wordstock, writers

The Social Media Footprint of Wordstock 2017

By Terence Brierly

December 1, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Social Media Footprint of Wordstock 2017

Social media monitoring and outreach is an important part of the marketing machine here at Ooligan Press, and since we and a number of our authors were involved in Wordstock 2017, we did a quick analysis of Wordstock’s social media “footprint” via two platforms: Twitter and Instagram. This isn’t an exhaustive analysis, but having a cursory understanding of the conversation surrounding events like Wordstock can provide information for where the festival is at and how Ooligan Press fits into its narrative as a premier literary event.

Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: author, Colson Whitehead, hashtag, instagram, Literary Arts, PDXbookfest, Portland, publisher, Social Media, Te-Nehisi Coates, twitter, Wordstock

Write Around Oregon: A Quick Overview of Writing Conferences within the State

By Lisa Hein @lisamhein

June 16, 2017 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Write Around Oregon: A Quick Overview of Writing Conferences within the State

When thinking about a writing career, the first words that come to mind are usually not “conferences” or “networking.” While it’s a romantic notion to imagine authors holed up in cabins producing great works of literature all on their own, the truth is that the writing community is vibrant, collaborative, and surprisingly social. Writing conferences in particular have become an indispensable resource for anyone looking to stay connected to what’s current in the industry. Literary culture is constantly evolving, and conferences and other large-scale gatherings offer writers, publishing professionals, and other producers a chance to connect and learn from each other. Listed below are some of the great writing conferences around the state that Oregon authors should be sure to check out.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Authors, conference, Local, Networking, Oregon Writers Colony, professional development, South Coast Writers Conference, Terroir Creative Writing Festival, Willamette Writers, Wordstock, workshops, Write to Publish, writers

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