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Red Hen Press
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The Biggest Little Press in LA 🌞
✦ Publishing 25-30 books annually
✦ Accepting submissions year-round
✦ WRITERS: We have 5 literary awards. Enter now!
See you at AWP 🖊️

Stay tuned for more Red Hen Press news at this year's AWP conference in Baltimore!

For more information about this year’s conference, visit
conference.awpwriter.org/index.cfm
January 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
⭐New Audiobook Release ⭐

Listen to Tom Lutz’s newest noir novel, CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO, on your devices!

Play it now on your favorite listening platform 🎧
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January 12, 2026 at 5:50 PM
ATTENTION READERS 📣 Goodreads is giving away 100 copies of KILL DICK by Luke Goebel!

There will be 100 winners, AKA your odds of winning are higher than ever. The contest is now open and closes on February 7th at 11:59 PM PST.

Click the link here to enter:
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January 9, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Congratulations to the winner of our 2025 Women's Prose Prize Award, Allison Field Bell! Her collection of stories, BODIES OF OTHER WOMEN, will be forthcoming from Red Hen Press in 2028!
December 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Holiday Bundle Exclusive ✨️

BIND ME TIGHTER STILL by Lara Ehrlich is the perfect holiday gift 🎁

Only a limited amount, so don’t wait! Head over to the Red Hen Press merch site to grab this exclusive holiday gift bundle ♥️

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Bind Me Tighter Still Holiday Bundle
Bind Me Tighter Still makes for a great holiday gift! Treat your loved ones to a special offer that includes: 1 exclusive postcard 1 elegant bookmark 1 signed sticker bookplate 1 limited edition Siren...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Help us publish diverse stories this Giving Tuesday 🌟

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Your Kindness Today Can Support the Future of Books
This Giving Tuesday—Give a Little, Save a Story
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December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We’re not going to change.

As our mission goes→ Red Hen Press is dedicated to publishing works of literary excellence, fostering diversity, and promoting literacy in our local schools.

With supporters like you, we get to keep championing writers whose stories shape the world 💛
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November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Holiday book haul, anyone? 🎁

We’re dropping MAJOR cheer: 30% off your entire Red Hen Press order with code HOLIDAYSTACK ✨📚

If you haven’t explored IndiePubs yet… this is the moment!

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November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Did we hear ✨holiday✨shopping?

We’re sleighing through your feed with 30% off your ENTIRE order on the Red Hen Press Merch site 🛍️

Be sure to use the code GIFTREDHEN at checkout!
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November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Welcome to another Holiday Countdown! We are introducing 7 Days of Fiction straight to your feed 📩

Day 5 of fiction is GLORIOUS BOY by Aimee Liu ✨

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November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
MIAMI! See you on SUNDAY!

📍 Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, 300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132
🗓️ Friday, November 21: 10AM - 7PM - FREE!
Saturday, November 22: 10AM - 7PM - $12 Admission
Sunday, November 23: 10AM - 6PM - $12 Admission

More info here: www.miamibookfair.com/street-fair-...
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Mia C. Heavener’s UNDER NUSHAGAK BLUFF (@redhenpress.bsky.social) is “a generational saga of strong, stubborn Yup’ik women living in a village that has been divided between the new and the old.”

Read the novel this #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth: redhen.org/book/under-n...
Under Nushagak Bluff - Red Hen Press
Against the backdrop of the rising commercial fishing industry in an Alaskan Native village, Under Nushagak Bluff is a powerful mid-century tale of women, love, loss, resilience, and the unexpected strength...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Welcome to another Holiday Countdown! We are introducing 7 Days of Fiction straight to your feed 📩

Today’s highlight is JANE OF BATTERY PARK by Jaye Viner ✨

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November 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Welcome to another Holiday Countdown! We are introducing 7 Days of Fiction straight to your feed 📩

Today’s fiction highlight is DEAR EDNA SLOANE by Amy Shearn ✨

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November 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
This season is about stories ♥️

You can gift the joy of independent literature to readers and writers during this year’s Giving Tuesday on December 2nd.

See how you can support Red Hen Press today 💛
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November 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It’s the ULTIMATE gift guide for readers who ❤️ a book club favorite.

IF I WERE THE OCEAN, I'D CARRY YOU HOME by Pete Hsu
I ONLY CRY WITH EMOTICONS by Yuvi Zalkow
SINKING ISLANDS by Cai Emmons
UNSEEN CITY by Amy Shearn
TEA BY THE SEA by Donna Hemans

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November 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
It’s the ULTIMATE gift guide for readers!

For the friend who reads for the thrill 🔪😈

NOW YOU OWE ME by Aliah Wright
THE LAST WOMEN OF AZALEA COURT by Ellen Meeropol
URSULA LAKE by Charles Harper Webb
THE SEA GIVES UP THE DEAD by Molly Olguin

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November 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It’s the ULTIMATE gift guide for readers 📚

Today we are sharing books of poetry for a quiet evening 🫖🌝

❇️ THE NIGHTLIFE by Elise Paschen
❇️ STILL WATER CARVING LIGHT by Peggy Shumaker
❇️ LIFTING THE ISLAND by David Eggleton
❇️ WALKING WHEEL by Molly Fisk

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Red Hen Press is committed to publishing works of literary excellence, supporting diversity, and promoting literacy in our local schools. We seek a community of readers and writers who are actively en...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Elise Paschen’s BLOOD WOLF MOON grapples with “a dark period of American history, ‘The Reign of Terror,’ when outsiders murdered individual members of the Osage for their oil headrights.”

Read the @redhenpress.bsky.social collection this #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth:
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Blood Wolf Moon - Red Hen Press
In her riveting sixth poetry collection, Blood Wolf Moon, Elise Paschen explores the story lines of her Osage heritage. The core of the book grapples with a dark period of American history, “The…
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November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We just heard “All I Want for Christmas is You” so we’re taking the cue and OFFICIALLY sharing our holiday book recommendations with you all!

Stay tuned all season long as we recommend books and gift guides for every reader in your life!

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November 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
🔖 AWARDS SUBMISSIONS REMINDER ⁠

There are currently 3 Red Hen Press open submissions for awards.⁠

⭐️ Quill Queer Prose Award: November 30, 2025⁠

⭐️ Cai Emmons Fiction Award: January 15, 2026⁠

⭐️ Ann Petry Award:
March 31, 2026

visit the Submission Guidelines here: redhen.org/awards/
Red Hen Press Awards - Red Hen Press
Discover Red Hen Press's literary awards, including the Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award, Ann Petry Award, Cai Emmons Fiction Award, and Quill Prose Award—offering prizes and publication. Learn how to su...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Hey writers! Looking for a writing retreat? We got you!
Learn about the Studio Luce and Casa Zala writing retreat hosted by Red Hen Press founder Dr. Kate Gale here

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Writing Retreat with Kate Gale of Red Hen Press at Casa Zala and Studio Luce
Join Kate Gale, Director of Red Hen Press, for an inspiring writing retreat at Casa Zala and Studio Luce in El Paredón, Guatemala. Refine your craft through workshops, writing sessions, and yoga while...
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October 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
9 more days until the Benefit Gala!!
We’re so excited to celebrate with you all 🥳
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October 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM