Courses Taught: Publishing Studio, Publishing Lab, Book Marketing, Book Publishing for Writers
Biography:
Robyn is the Publisher of Ooligan Press and oversees its operations, in addition to mentoring students and teaching Publishing Studio, Publishing Lab, Book Marketing, Book Publishing for Writers, and Management Skills in Publishing courses.
She has spent more than twelve years as a marketer in freelance, agency, and client-side roles. As a freelancer, she has worked with authors on book project management and book marketing strategy. In her agency roles, she has worked as a content strategist, marketing copywriter, and copyeditor for brand accounts such as Condé Nast, Intel, Microsoft, and Wacom. And she was previously the Editorial Director and Marketing and Communications Manager for IT Revolution, overseeing the marketing and communication strategy for four books and three international events each year.
She earned a BA in Communication and Women's Studies from Southwestern University in 2001. She graduated in 2011 from Portland State University with an MA in Writing and Book Publishing. Since graduating, she has edited and marketed books about woodblock printing, Lady Gaga, IT, beer, and design thinking—just to name a few. Robyn enjoys knitting, canning, axe throwing, and hiking.