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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!
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.”

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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
Every photo tells a story of compassion, celebration, and a community of literary marvels . Take a look back at the magic of our past benefits!

Thinking of attending? Grab a ticket for this year's Benefit or join us virtually by following the link here: e.givesmart.com/events/J63/
October 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Professor #TomLutz is bringing a double-feature masterclass in literature and history to the West Coast. Join him for conversations spanning two worlds: cultural revolutionaries of the Roaring Twenties and the deadly serious world of modern espionage.

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October 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
In our latest Substack post, our wonderful intern Belana Beeck reflects on her roots and how books helped her find belonging.

Read her heartfelt essay and join the conversation on Latinx identity, language, and literature.

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This Hispanic Heritage Month, Here is A Message to Argentinian and Peruvian Writers
by Belana Beeck
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October 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Congratulations to Susan Rich on Blue Atlas, a stunning collection that troubles all the binaries around abortion. Couldn’t put it down. @susanrich-poet18.bsky.social #poetry #womenpoetry @redhenpress.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Read PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A BROWN MAN (@redhenpress.bsky.social) this #HispanicHeritageMonth!

This collection by Jose Hernandez Diaz “explores surreal prose poetry both in the suburbs and barrios of Los Angeles and the larger American landscape.”
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Portrait of the Artist as a Brown Man - Red Hen Press
This collection consists of odes to the Mexican American, first-gen experience as well as surreal prose poems with cultural references and settings native to the Los Angeles area. The collection…
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September 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Newest Substack post just dropped!

Follow along and learn more about our table hosts in the article “A Night of Literature & Celebration: Red Hen’s 31st Annual Benefit Gala”

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A Night of Literature & Celebration: Red Hen’s 31st Annual Benefit Gala
Red Hen is back for our 31st Benefit Gala!
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September 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Read FLIGHT PLAN (@redhenpress.bsky.social) this #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth!

M. Soledad Caballero’s poetry collection “charts the trajectories of bodies and birds, navigating the dynamic interplay of past, present, and what happens in the in-between.”
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Flight Plan - Red Hen Press
Flight Plan charts the trajectories of bodies and birds, navigating the dynamic interplay of past, present, and what happens in the in-between. These lyrical poems map the aftermaths of cancer, the…
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September 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Thank you to Wallpaper* USA 400 List for naming Nancy Kricorian as one of the creative activists of the year! Nancy is the author of THE BURNING HEART OF THE WORLD, (April 2025 Red Hen Press), and has been highlighted for her work with young writers in Gaza!

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The Burning Heart of the World
AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLER, ZABELLE • AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES REVIEWED, ALL THE LIGHT THERE WAS • In vivid, poetic prose, Nancy Kricorian’s The Burning Heart of the World tells the story of a Beiru...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
✨Author Spotlight of the day ✨ Don't miss Ruth Irupé Sanabria's prize-winning poetry collection, BEASTS BEHAVE IN FOREIGN LAND, a powerful testament to a family's resilience after genocide and exile.
September 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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New beauty from @laraehrlich.bsky.social and @redhenpress.bsky.social: saltwater soup for the rusalka soul.
September 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Thank you Chicago Review of Books for your interview with Lara Ehrlich on all things mermaids and sirens in her latest release BIND ME TIGHTER STILL! 🧜‍♀️

Read the full interview here:
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Bind Me Tighter Still
AUTHOR OF AWARD-WINNING, ANIMAL WIFE • WINNER OF CAI EMMONS FICTION AWARD, ERIC HOFFER AWARD, AND FOREWORD INDIE AWARD FINALIST • Lara Ehrlich presents her debut novel, BIND ME TIGHTER STILL  “A gorge...
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September 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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"I wanted to create a world...where the performers would stay in character, and behind the scenes, they could come out of character."

Out now: Elisa Shoenberger's interview w/ @laraehrlich.bsky.social on “Bind Me Tighter Still” (@redhenpress.bsky.social).
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Alluring Mermaids and Raging Sirens in Lara Ehrlich’s Bind Me Tighter Still - Chicago Review of Books
When my coworker casually mentioned working as a mermaid at a tiki bar out west, I was flabbergasted and mesmerized. So when I heard about Lara Ehrlich’s Bind Me Tighter Still, I had to read it. The s...
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September 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Happy Pub Week to instructor Lara Ehrlich whose new novel Bind Me Tighter Still published this Tues. with @redhenpress.bsky.social.

Get your copy now, and grab your spot in Lara's upcoming class, Fairy Tales Gone Wrong: Twisting the Familiar into the Haunting, in person on 10/8
Genre Series: Fairy Tales Gone Wrong: Twisting the Familiar into the Haunting with Lara Ehrlich - StoryStudio Chicago
What dark truths do fairy tales hold, and how can we transform them into horror that resonates today? Participants will select a familiar tale and twist it into something haunting and new, examining…
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September 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
To our literary community…YOU’RE INVITED
The Red Hen Press Annual Gala is happening October 26th
Mingle with authors and learn more about the literary industry over dinner at The Grand Venue in LA 🍷
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