Red Hen Press

Red Hen Press
Founded1994
FounderKate Gale and Mark E. Cull
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationPasadena, California
DistributionIngram Publisher Services[1]
Publication typesBooks
Fiction genresliterary fiction and poetry
ImprintsArktoi Books and Boreal Books
Official websitewww.redhen.org

Red Hen Press is an American non-profit press located in Pasadena, California, and specializing in the publication of poetry, literary fiction, and nonfiction. The press is a member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses,[2] and was a finalist for the 2013 AWP Small Press Publisher Award.[3] The press has been featured in Publishers Weekly,[4] Kirkus Reviews,[5] and Independent Publisher.[6]

Red Hen Press titles have been reviewed in Library Journal,[7][8] Publishers Weekly,[9] Booklist,[10] Kirkus Reviews,[11] The Washington Post,[12] The New York Times,[13][14] and other publications. Authors have been interviewed or featured on NPR,[15] PBS Newshour,[16] in The Boston Globe,[17] Southern Review of Books,[18] and other venues. Authors representative of the poets and writers the press publishes include Chris Abani,[19] Jan Beatty,[20] Camille Dungy,[21] Gaylord Brewer,[22] Aimee Liu,[23][24] Ron Carlson,[25] Nickole Brown[26] Steve Almond[27]

  1. ^ "Publishers We Work With - Book Distribution | Ingram Content Group". Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  2. ^ CLMP Directory of Publishers
  3. ^ Association of Writers & Writing Programs | Contests | Small Press Publisher Award Winners & Finalists
  4. ^ Publishers Weekly | Red Hen Press Works to Keep Poetry Relevant | by Wendy Werris | Jan 31, 2011
  5. ^ Kirkus Reviews | News and Features | Q&A: Kate Gale, Managing Editor of Red Hen Press
  6. ^ Independent Publisher | Indie Groundbreaking Publisher | Red Hen Press | Awarding Its Community with Creative Literature for Over 18 Years | by Ariel Bronson
  7. ^ Library Journal Book Review | by Terry Hong | of Glorious Boy by Aimee Liu | May 1, 2020
  8. ^ Library Journal Book Review | by Karla Huston | of Rift Zone by Tess Taylor | June 1, 2020
  9. ^ Publishers Weekly Book Review | The Sadness of Whirlwinds | by Jim Peterson | 09/07/2021
  10. ^ Booklist | Reviews Meatballs for the People: Proverbs to Chew On, by Gary Soto | October 2017
  11. ^ Kirkus Review of The Blue Box by Ron Carlson August 19, 2014
  12. ^ The Washington Post | Review by Chris Carroll | What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country? Steve Almond asks, and tries to answer. | April 27, 2018
  13. ^ The New York Times Books I The Hollow Men by Brian Morton I Review of Martha Cooley’s The Archivist I April 26, 1998
  14. ^ The New York Times Magazine | Poem: I Gave My Love a Story by Tess Taylor | Selected by Naomi Shihab Nye (from Rift Zone) | April 16, 2000
  15. ^ NPR Morning Edition | When Your Book Publishes In A Pandemic: Authors Talk About Terrible Timing | Interviews by Neda Ulaby | July 23, 20215
  16. ^ PBS NewsHour | Poet Tess Taylor on How Verse Can Provide Solace | March 2, 2021
  17. ^ The Boston Globe | Arts | Best Books of 2020 | Poetry | The Rift Zone by Tess Taylor
  18. ^ Southern Review of Books Beth Gilstrap on Titles, Flash Fiction and Deadheading Interview by Bradley Sides October 25, 2021
  19. ^ Poets & Writers Directory | Chris Abani
  20. ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Review: Jan Beatty Unleashes an Adoptee’s Anger in American Bastard | November 9, 2021
  21. ^ Poets & Writers Directory | Camille Dungy
  22. ^ MTSU Faculty Profile Gaylord Brewer Publications
  23. ^ Booklist | Starred Review by Cari Dubiel of Glorious Boy by Aimee Liu | May 1, 2020
  24. ^ Library Journal | Starred Review by Terry Hong of Glorious Boy by Aimee Liu | May 1, 2020
  25. ^ Kirkus Review of The Blue Box by Ron Carlson August 19, 2014
  26. ^ Publishers Weekly Review of Sister by Nickole Brown July 30, 2007
  27. ^ The Washington Post | Review by Chris Carroll | What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country? Steve Almond asks, and tries to answer. | April 27, 2018