The Evolution of an Oolie, Part Two: Melanie Figueroa
Between jobs, classes, homework, and Ooligan Press, graduate students in Portland State University’s Book Publishing program are busy as hell. But there’s one Oolie who puts even the best of […]
They Like Us!
Exciting news from the last few weeks—all that work we did soliciting reviews for The Ghosts Who Travel With Me is starting to pay off! We got a fantastic review […]
The Conference Scoop: Write in the Pacific Northwest
Go to a writers conference. You hear it over and over again. The sage advice of the ages: If you want to be a writer, you need to go to […]
Coming Attractions: C47: A Film Journal
Ooligan Press is pleased to announce a coming attraction: C47: A Film Journal. The idea for this project came Dr. Michael J. Clark, director of Portland Center for the Public […]
Artists’ Books
Amid discussions over the future of the printed book and the inevitable transition to digital reading, there runs a current of publishing that centers around the idea of the book […]
A Journal for Comic Books: Gathering Input for a Possible New Project
Comics are an important part of Portland’s cultural landscape. Creators, consumers, conventions, cosplayers — they can all be found here. It is therefore, with great pleasure, that I introduce a […]
From Corvallis to Hollywood: Jean Hegland and Into the Forest
Of all the big names expected to appear in Ooligan’s upcoming publication of CALYX Press’s fortieth anniversary anthology—which includes heavy hitters such as Barbara Kingsolver and Ursula K. Le Guin—there […]
Cover Design and Marketing
We started this term off running with a title vote on the first day of classes. I want to say again a huge Thank You to everyone who contributed ideas […]
The Power of Stories: Narrative Psychology in Publishing
Beyond the ability to hold an enthusiastic reader’s rapt attention or gain a bestseller’s widespread audience, stories have a power that most people take for granted. They contribute to the […]
Final Term
Spring is here, finally, and the publication date for The Ghosts Who Travel with Me is creeping closer and closer! As I sat down to map out the work for […]