Articles & Announcements
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Congratulations to Cal McCarthy, a 2025–26 Indigo Student Diversity Scholarship Winner!
Congratulations to Cal McCarthy, one of the recipients of the 2025–26 Ooligan Press Diversity Scholarships! Cal McCarthy (they/them) is excited to pursue Book Publishing at Portland State University. They earned their Bachelors in English Literature from Pacific...
read morePicking the Right Design Comps for Your Book
by Jenny Kimura, Senior Designer Picture it: You’ve placed the last period on your latest manuscript. You’ve stopped typing and you finally think, This is it. You send your book off to your copyeditors and proofreaders, and very soon, this plain-text document is going...
read moreThe Rules for Editing the Rules
By Monte Lin, Associate Editor I’m the one who teaches how to play a boardgame. I also say this is why I often lose; a lot of my brainpower is used making sure I understand the rules so everyone else understands, leaving little brainpower for me to actually play. And...
read moreThe Magic of Revision
by Monica Drake, Senior Editor When I sit down to revise my own novel-in-progress, there are two ways I might feel as I come to the work. One is a sudden, full-on exhaustion. The book is three hundred pages, with countless choices I’ve already made. Where to start...
read moreThe Importance of Comp Titles
By Bailey Potter, Senior Editor Comp titles (comparative titles) are helpful in so many ways to all corners of the publication of a book. From indie authors to agents and publishers to bookstores, their worth trickles down all the way to the consumer, though their...
read moreIs the Foreign Rights Market Right for You?
by Emmily Tomulet, Founder of Hellebore Literary Agency As an author, finding ways to get your books into the hands of readers is paramount. Whether it’s for acclaim, furthering a book’s message, generating more revenue, or a combination of the three, increasing your...
read moreWhat Book Covers Do Book Designers Love?
by Jenny Kimura, Senior Designer and Ebook Conversion Specialist Though I am often asked about which book cover of mine is my favorite (please don’t ask a book designer to choose!), not many ask me what book covers not designed by me are my favorites. And I’ve got...
read moreCongratulations to Veronica Anne Francisco, a 2025–26 Indigo Student Diversity Scholarship Winner!
Congratulations to Veronica Anne Francisco, one of the recipients of the 2025–26 Ooligan Press Diversity Scholarships! Veronica Anne Francisco (she/they/siya) is a queer Filipina American writer from Tacoma, Washington. She earned her B.A. in creative writing from...
read moreQuery Letter Basics
By Executive Editor Ali Shaw I love hearing an author talk about finishing their manuscript revisions and their excitement to start sending their submissions out to publishers and agents. It’s such an exciting time! It can also be a bit scary. Convincing someone to...
read moreTo AI or Not to AI? That Is the Question
By Ali Shaw, Executive Editor These days, not a week goes by that I don’t hear an author talking about or asking about using AI to help them write their books. AI has become so pervasive, it’s the first thing we see when we run a search on the internet, it attempts to...
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