Red Hen Press
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| Founded | 1994 |
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| Founder | Kate Gale and Mark E. Cull |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Pasadena, California |
| Distribution | Ingram Publisher Services[1] |
| Publication types | Books |
| Fiction genres | literary fiction and poetry |
| Imprints | Arktoi Books and Boreal Books |
| Official website | www |
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]
History
[edit]Red Hen Press was founded in 1994 by Mark E. Cull and Kate Gale. The press was reorganized as a non-profit 501(c)(3), getting its federal exemption in 2004. It established a Writing in the Schools program in 2003,[28] which has received funding from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, the Kinder Morgan Foundation, the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs, Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Rose Hills Foundation, the Dwight Stuart Youth Fund, the Macy's Foundation, and the Ahmanson Foundation.[29]
It has held reading series at the Ruskin Art Club, Boston Court Performing Arts Center, Annenberg Beach House, and the Geffen Playhouse.[30] The press has received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a poetry lecture and discussion series.[31]
Imprints
[edit]Red Hen Press has eight imprints: Arktoi Books, Boreal Books, Canis Major Books, Crooked Hearts, DJS Books, Pig Hog Press, Story Line Press and Xeno Books.
Arktoi Books was established in 2006 by Eloise Klein Healy and publishes literary fiction and poetry by lesbian writers. It publishes at least one book every year, by new and established authors,[32] such as Celeste Gainey’s The Gaffer,[33][34] and Veronica Reyes, whose Chopper! Chopper! Poetry from Bordered Lives won the 2014 Golden Crown Literary Society Award, the 2014 International Latino Book Award, and was a finalist for the 2014 Lambda Literary Award.[35]
Boreal Books was established in 2008 and focuses on literature and fine art from Alaska, such as Nicole Stellon O’Donnell’s Everything Never Comes Your Way,[36][37] and Mark Rozema’s Road Trip.[38][39] It is edited by Peggy Shumaker, State Laureate Writer of Alaska.[40]
Red Hen Press has also published many artist's books by Welsh printmaker Shirley Jones.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Publishers We Work With - Book Distribution | Ingram Content Group". Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ CLMP Directory of Publishers
- ^ Association of Writers & Writing Programs | Contests | Small Press Publisher Award Winners & Finalists
- ^ Publishers Weekly | Red Hen Press Works to Keep Poetry Relevant | by Wendy Werris | Jan 31, 2011
- ^ Kirkus Reviews | News and Features | Q&A: Kate Gale, Managing Editor of Red Hen Press
- ^ Independent Publisher | Indie Groundbreaking Publisher | Red Hen Press | Awarding Its Community with Creative Literature for Over 18 Years | by Ariel Bronson
- ^ Library Journal Book Review | by Terry Hong | of Glorious Boy by Aimee Liu | May 1, 2020
- ^ Library Journal Book Review | by Karla Huston | of Rift Zone by Tess Taylor | June 1, 2020
- ^ Publishers Weekly Book Review | The Sadness of Whirlwinds | by Jim Peterson | 09/07/2021
- ^ Booklist | Reviews Meatballs for the People: Proverbs to Chew On, by Gary Soto | October 2017
- ^ Kirkus Review of The Blue Box by Ron Carlson August 19, 2014
- ^ 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
- ^ The New York Times Books I The Hollow Men by Brian Morton I Review of Martha Cooley’s The Archivist I April 26, 1998
- ^ 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
- ^ NPR Morning Edition | When Your Book Publishes In A Pandemic: Authors Talk About Terrible Timing | Interviews by Neda Ulaby | July 23, 20215
- ^ PBS NewsHour | Poet Tess Taylor on How Verse Can Provide Solace | March 2, 2021
- ^ The Boston Globe | Arts | Best Books of 2020 | Poetry | The Rift Zone by Tess Taylor
- ^ Southern Review of Books Beth Gilstrap on Titles, Flash Fiction and Deadheading Interview by Bradley Sides October 25, 2021
- ^ Poets & Writers Directory | Chris Abani
- ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Review: Jan Beatty Unleashes an Adoptee’s Anger in American Bastard | November 9, 2021
- ^ Poets & Writers Directory | Camille Dungy
- ^ MTSU Faculty Profile Gaylord Brewer Publications
- ^ Booklist | Starred Review by Cari Dubiel of Glorious Boy by Aimee Liu | May 1, 2020
- ^ Library Journal | Starred Review by Terry Hong of Glorious Boy by Aimee Liu | May 1, 2020
- ^ Kirkus Review of The Blue Box by Ron Carlson August 19, 2014
- ^ Publishers Weekly Review of Sister by Nickole Brown July 30, 2007
- ^ 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
- ^ Red Hen Press website | About Us
- ^ The Ahmanson Foundation | Grants Paid | Red Hen Press
- ^ Entertainment Today | Small Presses Onward | by Sean Reynolds | March 15, 2007
- ^ National Endowment for the Humanities | Grants for Public Programs | 2021 | Grant number like: GA-280608-21 | Red Hen Press Presents Poetry Reformed: Discussions of Formalism and Its Place in Poetry Today
- ^ Red Hen Press Website Arktoi Books Page
- ^ Lambda Literary | Too bright/ is the heaven I’m after: A Review of Celeste Gainey’s 'The Gaffer' by Julie Marie Wade | March 17, 2015
- ^ The Rumpus | Book Review by Rebecca Bornstein | The Gaffer by Celeste Gainey | July 4, 2015
- ^ Poets & Writers Directory | Veronica Reyes
- ^ Anchorage Daily News | Books | In new volume of poetry, Nicole O’Donnell articulates a non-mythic, realist sense of the northern life she knows by Nancy Lord | September 4, 2021
- ^ Shelf Awareness | Readers Issue | Poetry | Starred Review Everything Never Comes Your Way by Nicole O’Donnell August 20, 2021
- ^ Kirkus | Book Reviews | Road Trip by Mark Rozema | June 15, 2015
- ^ Arizona Public Radio | KNAU’s Southwest Book Review: Mark Rozema’s Road Trip | by Mary Sojourner | November 20, 2015
- ^ Red Hen Press Website Boreal Books Page
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