Last February I had the pleasure of speaking to Tahlequah Writers (an OWFI affiliate) about writing short fiction, finding markets, and winning contests. This was an incredibly well organized and well attended group.
Karen Cooper created this affiliate almost (if not totally) single handedly. She arranges meeting venues, finds speakers, coordinates activities with local libraries and other groups interested in regional authors, and still manages to keep writing. She has put together this collection of links for writers publishing in Oklahoma. Carolyn Leonard will be updating this list on her website. If you can help make it complete, contact Carolyn here. Meanwhile, be sure to check out the
Here is the list as of 5/24/14:
Organizations/Information Services:
Oklahoma Small Press Association, www.oklahomasmallpress.com
Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc., www.owfi.org
Oklahoma Poetry Portal: www.okpoetryportal.com
Oklahoma Center for the Book, Oklahoma Department of Libraries, 200 NE 18th Street
Oklahoma City OK 73105-3298, Connie Armstrong.
Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers, OSU-Tulsa, 700 N. Greenwood, Tulsa OK 74106, , Teresa Miller, [email protected].
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Oklahoma-Based Book Publishers:
4RV Publishing, PO Box 6482, Edmond 73083, , www.4rvpublishing.com. Handles most books except poetry. Vivian Zabel
Forty-Sixth Star Press, 5030 N May Street Suite 323, Oklahoma City OK 73112. www.fortysixthstarpress.com, Pam Bracken.
Honor Books PO Box 55388, Tulsa, OK 74155. 1-. inspirational books.
IMOCO Publishing, PO Box 471721 Tulsa, OK 74147-1721, , Paul Brodsky. Humor books and other related.
Literati Press, 820 W. Danforth #A-19, Edmond, OK 73003, . www.literatipressok.com; [email protected]. Comics and sub-culture fiction.
Mongrel Empire Press, 1108 W. Main Street Suite 103, Norman OK 73069, [email protected], www.mongrelempire.com. Jeanetta Calhoun Mish.
New Forums Press Inc., Street, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074.
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Pen-L Publishing, Fayetteville AR. Various fiction, some non-fiction. www.pen-l.com
Rainbow Studies International, PO Box 759, El Reno, OK 73036 or 9777. Children’s Bible stories and videos, Christian inspirational. Billy Hughey.
RoadRunner Press, PO Box 2564, Oklahoma City OK 73101, . [email protected] and www.theroadrunnerpress.com Primarily children’s books.
Tate Publishing, 127 E. Trade Center Terrace, Mustang OK 73064. . www.tatepublishing.com.
TwinOaks Publishing Company, RR. 1 Box 935, Thackerville OK 73459, . Lou Harper, [email protected], www.freewebs.com/luharper. Small books on demand for $6 each.
University of Oklahoma Press, , Norman, OK 73019-6051. Publishes books about American Indian and Western history, literature, political science, classics. www.ou.edu/oupress/.
Village Books Press, Route 2, Box 6, Cheyenne OK 73628. Dorothy Alexander, poetry, etc. , [email protected].
Magazines and Journals accepting creative works in Oklahoma:
Cimarron Review, Oklahoma State University, 205 Morrill Hall, Stillwater OK 74078. [email protected], www.cimarronreview.com.
Cooweescoowee, Rogers State University, 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd, Claremore OK 74017. . www.rsu.edu/academics/eng-hum/coowee.asp, [email protected].
Crosstimbers, University of Science and Arts Oklahoma, Chickasha OK. http://projects.usao.edu/crosstimbers/; accepts poems, articles, and fiction.
Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry, , www.utulsa.edu/nimrod/ [email protected].
Oklahoma Today Magazine, 15 N. Robinson Avenue, Oklahoma City OK 73102
Sugar Mule, www.sugarmule.com, Jeanetta Calhoun Mish. Poetry journal with Buddhist leanings.
This Land Press, 1208 S. Peoria, Tulsa OK 74120. , [email protected].
Oklahoma Authors (2 or more books):
Biggs, John. Owl Dreams and Southwest Gothic Tales. www.johnbiggsoklahomawriter.com
Cooper, Karen Coody. Non-fiction Cherokee Wampum and Spirited Encounters: American Indians Protest Museum Policies and Practices, plus Fault Line poetry. www.karencoodycooper.com
Gensler, Sonia. Historical fiction: The Revenant and The Dark Between. www.soniagensler.blogspot.com Historical fiction.
Laughter, Jim. Tulsa author writing suspense, Escape to Destiny, Polar City Red, The Apostle Murders, and more. www.jimlaughter.com [email protected]
Mullins, Jonita. Muskogee author of history, Journey to an Untamed Land (novel) and Haskell: A Centennial Celebration. www.okieheritage.com
Rains, Eyvonna. Children’s book Sleep my Child, and poetry, Wanderer. www.EyvonnaRains.com
Wetterman, Bill. Mystery thrillers Room 1515, The Fifth Step, and more. www.billwetterman.com
Blogs on Writing:
My Blog: Writing is easy. My Blog is mostly about the life of freelance writing. Here is what is going on in my life at the moment — and by writing it down, then I can better understand why things happen as they do, and maybe you can understand it too.
Hotlink: http://bit.ly/1cKl879
http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com
okiebookwoman.blogspot.com
soniagensler.blogspot.com
She is definitely a go getter and willing to promote local authors.
Hello, how do I get a listing as a publisher on your site? Thanks!
Sorry, the only publishers listed on my site are those who published my books.