We are back in person and celebrating in Noor’s OUTDOOR* courtyard!
We invite you to join us for Red Hen’s annual benefit gala for an exciting lunch event filled with readings, a live auction, and a chance to meet Red Hen Press authors and members of the literary community.
Date: Sunday October 23rd, 2022
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Location: Noor Pasadena – 300 E Colorado Blvd #200, Pasadena, CA 91101
Noor is located in the Paseo, and the check-in area will be in the Paseo courtyard
Featured Gold Table Host Authors:
Carlos Allende – Sponsored by Francesca Bell
Carlos Allende is a media psychology scholar and a writer of fiction. He has written two previous novels: Cuadrillas y Contradanzas, a historical melodrama set during the War of Reform in Mexico, and Love, or the Witches of Windward Circle, a horror farce set in Venice, California. Based on his research on narrative persuasion and audience engagement, he developed the course The Psychology of Compelling Storytelling, which he teaches in the Writers’ Program at UCLA Extension. He lives in Santa Monica with his husband.
Ra Malika Imhotep – Sponsored by Gina Knox
Ra Malika Imhotep is a Black feminist writer and performance artist from Atlanta, Georgia. As a scholar and cultural worker, Ra is invested in exploring relationships between queer articulations of Black femininity, Southern vernacular culture, and the performance of labor. As a steward of Black Studies and Black feminist thought, Ra dreams, organizes, and facilitates spaces of critical reflection and embodied spiritual-political education.
Kristen Millares Young – Sponsored by Linda Horioka
Kristen Millares Young is a prize-winning journalist and essayist whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, the Guardian, and the New York Times, along with the anthologies Pie & Whiskey, a 2017 New York Times New & Notable Book, and Latina Outsiders: Remaking Latina Identity. The current Prose Writer-in-Residence at Hugo House, Kristen was the researcher for the New York Times team that produced “Snow Fall,” which won a Pulitzer Prize. She graduated from Harvard with a degree in history and literature, later earning her MFA from the University of Washington. Kristen serves as board chair of InvestigateWest, a nonprofit news studio she co-founded in Seattle, where she lives with her family.
Yuvi Zalkow – Co-sponsored by Nancy Boutin, Andrew Seiple, and Carl Wilson
Yuvi Zalkow is the author of I Only Cry with Emoticons (Red Hen Press 2022) and A Brilliant Novel in the Works (MP Publishing 2012). His short stories have been published in Glimmer Train, Narrative Magazine, Carve Magazine, Rosebud, The Los Angeles Review, and others. He received an MFA from Antioch University. Yuvi also uses his poor drawing skills to make YouTube videos and mobile apps that ooze with his worries and anxiety. You can find out too much information about him at yuvizalkow.com. Yuvi lives with his wife, kid, and grumpy cats in Portland, Oregon.
Featured Silver Table Host Authors:
- Francisco Aragón (Representing the Letras Latinas imprint) — Sponsored by James Wilson
- Brendan Constantine
- Blas Falconer and Vandana Khanna (Representing the Los Angeles Review) — Sponsored by Cindy Ballard
- Ron Koertge — Sponsored by Bianca Richards
- Juliana Lamy (Winner of the Ann Petry Award) — Sponsored by Rufus Rhoades
- Douglas Manuel — Co-Sponsored by Nicole Foos and Sarah Meehan
- David Mas Masumoto — Sponsored by Ann Beman
- Brynn Saito — Co-Sponsored by Jacqueline Tchakalian and Shelley Thompson
- Charles Harper Webb
- Writing in the Schools — Sponsored by Katharine Coles
Sponsorship Packages and Tickets
Individual Tickets – $200
- 1 admission to the benefit luncheon
- Red Hen gift bag including exclusive merchandise and books
Virtual Tickets – $50
- 1 virtual admission to live-streamed programming from 12:30p-2:00p
- Red Hen gift bag including exclusive merchandise and books, mailed to you!
SOLD OUT – Gold Table Sponsorship – $6,000
- 8 admissions to the benefit seated at the same table with your host(s)
- Sit alongside an author of your choice from the gold table host list
- Autographed books by the author for you and each of your guests
- 3 broadsides featuring each presenting author’s work and hand-signed by their respective authors
- A Red Hen gift bag exclusively for event attendees
- Acknowledgment in the event’s tribute book and online
- A bottle of champagne at your table for you and your guests
Silver Table Sponsorship – $4,000
- 8 admissions to the benefit seated at the same table with your host(s)
- Sit alongside an author of your choice from the silver table host list
- Autographed books by the author for you and each of your guests
- A Red Hen gift bag exclusively for event attendees
- Acknowledgment in the event’s tribute book and online
SOLD OUT – Bronze Table Sponsorship – $2,500
- 10 admissions to the benefit seated at the same table
- A Red Hen gift bag exclusively for event attendees
- Acknowledgment in the event’s tribute book and online
Other Sponsorship Opportunities
Publishing Sponsor – $5,000
- Inclusion on a Red Hen donor wall, to be displayed at the front of its Pasadena office
- Receive in-text acknowledgment in publications of your choice of one of Red Hen’s programs: Pighog Press, Story Line Press, Xeno Books, Letras Latinas, Quill Publishing, or Writing in the Schools
- Sponsorship noted on our website, tribute book, and at the event
- Ability to use Red Hen Press resources in corporate campaigns or personal branding
Program Sponsor – $3,000
- Become an official sponsor of one of Red Hen’s programs: Pighog Press, Story Line Press, Xeno Books, Letras Latinas, Quill Publishing, Writing in the Schools, or the Los Angeles Review
- Sponsorship noted on our website, tribute book, and at the event
- Available Program Sponsorships
Book Angel Sponsor – $1,000
- Sponsorship noted on our website, tribute book, and at the event
- An optional choice of acknowledgment (in-print) inside an upcoming Red Hen title
Please call (626) 406-1209 or email tobi.harper@redhen.org to request additional information about Red Hen’s benefit or make a table purchase.
*Please note that the health and safety of our community are of our utmost concern. To ensure the safety of all guests, all event activities will take place outdoors, vaccinations or medical exemptions are required at registration, and masks are encouraged (when not eating or drinking).
Special Thank You to Our Official Media Sponsor
