Articles & Announcements
Every month, we send a newsletter to our community featuring upcoming events as well as an article by one of our knowledgeable team members. This page chronicles the articles, but be sure to sign up for the newsletter to get them in your inbox and to be updated about events.
Join Us for Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write
Each Thursday evening between 6:00 and 6:30 Pacific, connect with us online to chat about writing. Then we’ll log off for an hour of writing time. People can continue the conversation by posting their word counts and other writing accomplishments on our Facebook...
read moreDo I Really Need a Printer’s Proof?
by Jennifer Kepler, Collaborative Editor All the months of writing, revising, editing, and proofreading have come to an end, and your book is off to the printer. You can’t wait to receive a box of your books on your doorstep. How do you make sure the printed, trimmed,...
read moreCongratulations to Jessica Mehta, Recipient of the 2022 Indigo Author Diversity Scholarship!
Indigo extends a hearty congratulations to author Jessica Mehta, recipient of the 2022 Indigo Author Diversity Scholarship. Jessica will receive $1,000 toward Indigo services to help her launch her latest book, Tradish-ish: Call Me By Your My Name. Meet Jessica Mehta!...
read moreCongratulations to Yomari Lobo, an Indigo Student Scholarship Winner!
Congratulations to Yomari Lobo, one of the recipients of the 2022–23 Ooligan Press Diversity Scholarships! We are honored to share Yomari's application essay here: Latinx individuals are vastly underrepresented and under-included in many parts of the media world....
read moreCongratulations to Claire Curry, an Indigo Student Scholarship Winner!
Congratulations to Claire Curry, one of the recipients of the 2022–23 Ooligan Press Diversity Scholarships! We are honored to share Claire's application essay here: Books helped to shape my knowledge of the world. Growing up, I devoured books about magical schools,...
read moreCongratulations to Cecilia Too, an Indigo Student Scholarship Winner!
Congratulations to Cecilia Too, one of the recipients of the 2022–23 Ooligan Press Diversity Scholarships! We are honored to share Cecilia's application essay here: I immigrated to the U.S. before I was five years old and grew up in San Jose, California. My family is...
read moreWhy Bookshop Is Amazing
by Bailey Potter, Collaborative Editor There are a number of reasons why the online book retailer Bookshop.org is amazing, but the top reason to love buying books from them is to support (more than 1,400) indie bookstores, which is why they started as a business in...
read moreFive Things I Wish I Had Known about Book Design
by Jenny Kimura, Collaborative Designer When people ask me what I do for a living and I say, “Designing books,” many people are excited—after all, it seems like a glamorous job for people who love art. And it is! Getting to do my dream job is truly a dream come true....
read moreSensitivity Reading: What Is It?
Guest Post by Viveca Shearin So, picture this: you’re a person of color reading a book. All is well. You have your favorite cup of coffee and some snacks nearby, you’re snuggled on your bed, and nothing can stop you from reading. Until you come across a scene in said...
read moreDiversity Scholarship to Ooligan Program
Interview with Executive Editor Ali Shaw, originally posted in the Ooligan Press Alumni Newsletter I've always wanted to fund a scholarship. I grew up in poverty, and scholarships were the only thing that gave me hope to be able to go to college, so it's been a...
read moreSavvy Sleuthing: 4 Nontraditional Ways I’ve Found an Illustrator for My Client’s Next Book Cover
by Jenny Kimura, Collaborative Designer As a children’s and young adult book designer, one of my favorite things about the job is that I spend a lot of time looking through artist portfolios, trying to find a handful, in a sea of thousands, that I think would...
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