Seamus Heaney Poems Come To Life In Belfast, Ireland
Date: May 31, 2017
In an interview with 90.3 kazu, Red Hen Press poet Tess Taylor reflects on the work of fellow poet Seamus Hearney and how he was able to write his poetry […]
News & Reviews
News:
Red Hen Press signs debut novel by Vietnamese-American author Thuy Da Lam
Date: March 14, 2017
Red Hen Press is thrilled to announce the acceptance of a new novel: Thuy Da Lams gripping debut, Fire Summer, a book reminiscent of works by Viet Thanh Nguyen, Haruki […]
Cake Time receives STARRED REVIEW by Kirkus
Date: January 24, 2017
CAKE TIME [STARRED REVIEW!] Author: Siel Ju Review Issue Date: February 1, 2017 Online Publish Date: January 23, 2017 Publisher:Red Hen Press Pages: 192 Price ( Paperback ): $15.95 Publication […]
Red Hen Press to Receive $15,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Date: January 4, 2017
Pasadena, CA – National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $30 million in grants as part of the NEA's first major funding announcement for fiscal […]
Launch of 52 Men, the Podcast
Date: November 15, 2016
52 Men by Louise Wareham Leonard was published August 15th, 2015. We love this book at Red Hen, we love women with power in their fingertips. We are thrilled to […]
Red Hen Press Celebrates Its 22nd Year of Literary Excellence!
Date: November 2, 2016
With featured readings by acclaimed poets Jill Bialosky, Rita Dove, and Alan Lightman, inspiring performances by two of our very own Writing in the Schools students, and a wealth of […]
REMEMBERING TOM HAYDEN
Date: October 16, 2016
By Steve Wasserman (Published in The Nation, Oct. 16, 2016) A week before he died, I went to say farewell to Tom Hayden. I’d known him ever since we […]
Red Hen Press moves to Ingram Publisher Services!
Date: July 29, 2016
We are pleased to announce that effective August 27, 2016, Red Hen Press will begin US and Canadian distribution through Ingram Publisher Services (IPS). With over twenty years of excellence […]
Red Hen is pleased to announce the 2015 Award Winners
Date: January 21, 2016
Red Hen Press is pleased to announce the winners of its 2015 awards series. Winners of the Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award, the RHP Fiction Award, and the RHP Nonfiction Award […]
Red Hen Mourns the Loss of Eva Saulitis
Date: January 19, 2016
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Eva Saulitis. Eva was an extremely gifted writer and poet, whose impact at the press was nothing short of remarkable. […]
Reviews:
DC Frost’s A SHADOW OF JAGUARS Recieves Publishers Weekly Review
Date: July 29, 2026
“The narrative has drama, sex, and a wacky cast.”
Southern Literary Review Praises Amy Pence’s YELLOW
Date: July 21, 2026
“Through lyrical writing, Pence creates a spellbinding, mesmerizing narrative.”
Hannah Soyer’s DREAMS IN WHICH I’M ALMOST HUMAN reviewed in Publisher’s Weekly!
Date: July 21, 2026
In this breathtaking autobiography, Soyer (The Ending Hasn’t Happened Yet) examines how her life has been shaped by disability, medical trauma, and questions of personal autonomy.
Luke Goebel’s KILL DICK Praised By Colorado State Center For Literary Publishing
Date: July 9, 2026
“Like the tornado in the Wizard of Oz, Kill Dick can be read cyclically from beginning to end, back to beginning to end, and so on.”
Laura Kasischke’s THE LIFEGUARD Earns Praise In North of Oxford Review
Date: July 1, 2026
“The Lifeguard is more than its defining plot point, more diverse than a collective main character.”
North Of Oxford Praises MORNING LEAVES by Laing Rikkers
Date: July 1, 2026
“Rikkers opens her heart to the reader and expresses ways to deal with both life and grief. She is a skillful author with an honest and sincere voice.”
Military Families Magazine Names Helen Benedict’s THE SOLDIER’S HOUSE To A List Of Best Summer Books
Date: June 30, 2026
The third novel in a connected trilogy written over more than a decade, “The Soldier’s House” follows an American veteran of the war in Iraq and his interpreter’s widow and child, […]
Chapter House Praises William Archila’s CANICULA
Date: June 29, 2026
“During this moment of madness and unmitigated cruelty, we need Archila’s words”
Heavy Feather Review Praises Vi Khi Nào & Lily Hoàng’s TIMBER & LUA
Date: June 25, 2026
I appreciate it when a book in some way replicates something I’ve experienced in real life in a way that no other book has, and this one replicates my experiences […]
Zara Rabb Reviews COLD FIRE by David Mason
Date: June 23, 2026
Cold Fire often draws skillfully on imagery from the various places Mason knows through his travels, and in the best poems, he writes from a deep comprehension of both our 21st century […]