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Ooligan Blog

Meet Our Non-Fiction Contest Winners!

By Ooligan Press

February 19, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

We’re eager to introduce the three winners of our Write What You Know Non-fiction Contest. Our first prize winner gets a one-on-one pitch session with Betsy Amster of the Betsy Amster Literary Agency and our second prize winner gets a one-hour editorial consultation with Indigo Editing. Please congratulate them at Write to Publish this Saturday. Third […]

Filed Under: Ooligan at large Tagged With: Betsy Amster Literary Agency, cafemama.com, creative-nonfiction, Indigo Editing, Kansas State University, Kase Johnstun, Lynn Larssen, non-fiction contest, Ooligan at large, Oregon, Sarah Gilbert, Southern California, The Good Men Project, Write to Publish

Write to Publish 2013: Write What You Know

By Ooligan Press

February 18, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

By Rebekah Hunt Ladies and Gentlemen, it is once again time for Write to Publish! Write to Publish 2013: Write What You Know is all set to kick off Saturday, February 23, from 9 AM to 5 PM at the Native American Student Community Center. As exciting as last year’s event was for us, it promises […]

Filed Under: Ooligan at large Tagged With: Authors, Chuck Palahniuk, Lidia Yuknavitch, Mt. Hood, ooligan press, Sean Davis, w2p, workshops, Write to Publish

Cover Votes and Conference Calls

By Kelsey Yocum

February 16, 2013 by Ooligan Staff Leave a Comment

This week has been a busy one for The Ninth Day; we had our all-press cover vote on Monday! But…we can’t show you the cover yet. I know, I know, I’m sorry. It was voted in more as a concept rather than as a final product, so we will wait to unveil it until it’s […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: Blue Thread series, book pitch, books, fiction, Ingram Content Group, Marketing, ooligan press, Ruth Tenzer Feldman, The Ninth Day

Tip Sheet Love

By Rachel Pass

February 15, 2013 by Ooligan Staff Leave a Comment

To those outside of publishing, a tip sheet might not sound like an exciting thing. But to a book project manager who is waiting to see her pet project in print, a tip sheet is something to love. It’s almost like an ultrasound image of an unborn baby; you can look at it and count […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: books, Editing, Marketing, Ooligan, poetry, tip sheets, We Belong in History, William Stafford

Paulann Petersen Guest Poet Post: “Dedication”

By Ooligan Press

February 14, 2013 by OoliganPress 1 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 Paulann Petersen, Oregon’s current Poet Laureate, who resides in Portland. Please enjoy her post and her 2013 Valentine, which follows.   […]

Filed Under: Guest Blogger Tagged With: Alive at the Center, Billie Holiday, Bob Marley, Dedication, Dexter Gordon, Gracie Slick, Jane Austen, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, Judith Jamison, Lewis & Clark, Lost Horse Press, Miles Davis, National Book Awards, Paulann Petersen, Poet Laureate, Robert Frost, Thelonius Monk, Tina Turner, Valentine's Day, West Linn High School, William Shakespeare, William Stafford

Literary Love is in the Air!

By Kelsie O'Dea

February 12, 2013 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. Are you ready? Whether you are spending it with a date or looking for new love, there is one type of place that you are guaranteed to have a good time: your local bookstore. Bookstores are fantastic for dates. You never lack for conversation when surrounded by thousands of stories. […]

Filed Under: Inside Ooligan Tagged With: Annie Bloom's Books, Bingo Used Books, bookstores, holiday, Jane Austen, ooligan press, Portland, Powell's, The Reenactments, Tony Wolk, Valentine's Day

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