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WW includes Ooligan Press in "Best of Portland"
BEST OF PORTLAND 2008: By the People, For the People
http://wweek.com/editorial/3437/11265/
By the WW EDITORIAL STAFF | 503-243-2122
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It goes by the name of Ooligan, and it is one of a kind. Portland State University’s publishing program fosters the only student-run commercial trade press in the country: Ooligan Press (ooliganpress.pdx.edu). Instead of priming students solely for the gargantuan NYC publishing houses, Ooligan has an eye for the little guys. According to program coordinator Dennis Stovall, “No one else really addresses the needs of small and mid-size publishers or doing it yourself successfully.” Stovall, the project’s overseer since its inception seven years ago, said he’s been most pleased with the “extraordinary level of collaboration between the students and between them and the faculty, all of whom are working publishing professionals.” The PSU students, who turn out around two books a year, publish novels by local authors and nonfiction like The Portland Red Guide: Sites & Stories of Our Radical Past, whose sleek design and user-friendly layout proves that the kids are all right. (WH)
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http://wweek.com/editorial/3437/11265/
By the WW EDITORIAL STAFF | 503-243-2122
Best DIY Department
It goes by the name of Ooligan, and it is one of a kind. Portland State University’s publishing program fosters the only student-run commercial trade press in the country: Ooligan Press (ooliganpress.pdx.edu). Instead of priming students solely for the gargantuan NYC publishing houses, Ooligan has an eye for the little guys. According to program coordinator Dennis Stovall, “No one else really addresses the needs of small and mid-size publishers or doing it yourself successfully.” Stovall, the project’s overseer since its inception seven years ago, said he’s been most pleased with the “extraordinary level of collaboration between the students and between them and the faculty, all of whom are working publishing professionals.” The PSU students, who turn out around two books a year, publish novels by local authors and nonfiction like The Portland Red Guide: Sites & Stories of Our Radical Past, whose sleek design and user-friendly layout proves that the kids are all right. (WH)
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Comment by Karen Brattain on July 26, 2008 at 2:16pm - Great write-up. I wouldn't call us "kids," though. I think Dennis's "working publishing professionals" says it best.
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