Red Hen Press is an independent, nonprofit publisher that publishes 25-30 books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction each year. With over 550 books released to date, Red Hen’s literary offerings span a wide range of genres and demonstrate a high standard of contemporary literature, including publications from Percival Everett, Afaa ...

Red Hen Press is an independent, nonprofit press that publishes about twenty books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry every year. We’re looking for novels, memoirs, creative nonfiction, hybrid works, essays, and poetry collections of exceptional …

The mission of Red Hen Press is to publish works of literary excellence, to foster diversity, and to promote literacy in our local schools. We seek a community of readers and writers who are actively engaged in the essential human practice known as literature. Our History 30 Years of Literary Independence and Community Impact

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Red Hen offers unpaid internship opportunities throughout the year to qualified candidates interested in learning about various aspects of book publishing. Our focused departmental internships expose participants to the finer points of area work, and offer a comprehensive introduction to independent publishing and nonprofits.

Red Hen Press is proud to confer five literary awards: the Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award and the Ann Petry Award for $3,000 each and the publication of a full manuscript; the Cai Emmons Fiction Award for $5,000 and the publication of a full manuscript; the Quill Prose Award, and the Red Red Hen Press Women’s Prose Prize, each for $1000 and ...

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Red Hen Press is home to seven imprints and two publishing series which serve to support diversity and representation in literature. Imprints Arktoi Books publishes high-quality literary fiction and poetry by lesbian writers.

Non-Fiction, Red Hen Press. Before the Storm Takes It Away. Gaylord Brewer. Red Hen Press, Short Stories. A Professional Lola. E.P. Tuazon. Fiction, Red Hen Press. Dear Edna Sloane. Amy Shearn. Poetry, Red Hen Press. The Bearable Slant of Light. Lynnell Edwards. Poetry, Red Hen Press. As the Sky Begins to Change. Kim Stafford.

Kate Gale, Publisher and Director, serves as Red Hen Press’s executive director. She manages Red Hen’s editorial vision, foreign rights and donor cultivation. Kate works with the board and staff to set the vision for the organization, find the steps to get there and align the team with that vision while keeping everyone motivated.