Date: July 22, 2020
As a child, the first poem Tracie Morris, PhD, read by a Black writer was “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes. Decades later, when Dr. Morris—now a distinguished visiting professor at the Iowa […]
Date: July 22, 2020
The Red Hen Press Poetry Hour, in partnership with the Broad Stage, has returned for a second season! In this feature by Spectrum News 1 (LAX), learn more about the […]
Date: July 22, 2020
Lara Ehrlich is the author of the short story collection Animal Wife (Red Hen Press, Sept 2020), which won Red Hen’s Fiction Award, judged by Ann Hood. Lara lives in […]
Date: July 20, 2020
This post, by Lara Ehrlich, author of Animal wife, is the 32nd in a series of posts by writers whose books have been entered for The Story Prize in 2020.“This […]
Date: July 20, 2020
Chelsea Catherine is a native Vermonter living in St. Petersburg, FL. Most recently, she won the Mary C Mohr nonfiction award through the Southern Indiana Review and her book, “Summer […]
Date: July 20, 2020
Fleeing the shattered remains of her marriage and a betrayal by her sister, in the throes of a midlife freefall, Latina anthropologist Claudia Ranks retreats from Seattle to Neah Bay, […]
Date: July 20, 2020
This remarkable novel, just published in April 2020, opens with a 1968 Detroit anti–Vietnam War peace march when “guerrilla theater tactics” that results in an injured policeman, and the two […]
Date: July 16, 2020
When Lory Bedikian was a girl, she sat under her parents’ orange tree in the backyard and collected flowers and took the leaves and blossoms and rolled them up like […]
Date: July 16, 2020
Hoopla featured Aimee Liu’s Glorious Boy on their list of Riveting Reads for July 2020. Find the entire list here.
Date: July 16, 2020
#HalfMyDAF today announced the results of its first grant-matching drawing to support nonprofits and their work. The organization will give $600,000 in matching grants to 147 nonprofits in 30 states […]
Date: May 7, 2011
In his review of The Incognito Body, Gary Hawkins says Cynthia Hogue's poems "radiate with profound insight." American Book Review 28:6 (September/October 2007).
Date: March 9, 2011
Cris Mazza discusses the craft of building a collection with The Short Review!TSR: DID YOU HAVE A COLLECTION IN MIND WHEN YOU WERE WRITING THEM?CM: Trickle-Down Timeline (Red Hen Press […]
Date: March 9, 2011
Atlanta Magazine has a short but sweet review on Atlanta native Summer Brenner's My Life in Clothes!"Summer Brenner’s graceful slip of a story collection is more like a novel in […]
Date: February 21, 2011
The Portland Press Herald posted a generous review of Ellen's novel, House Arrest. "Her debut novel, "House Arrest," is a smart, edgy page-turner with characters who get under our skin."To […]
Date: February 8, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011Ellen MeeropolEllen Meeropol holds an MFA in creative writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine. Her stories have appeared in The Drum, Bridges, […]
Date: February 8, 2011
Fiction from Emotional Fact: HOUSE ARRESTby Randy Susan MeyersFebruary 6, 2011, 11:48 amHOUSE ARREST by Ellen MeeropolA parent’s tragedy will always influence the life of their children—often to an overwhelming […]
Date: February 3, 2011
Orlando White Explores Navajo Identity Through Language in Innovative “Bone Light”The first book of poetry by Orlando White offers unexpected innovations.By Alex Young, Guest Writer, 1-28-11 Bone Lightby Orlando WhiteRed […]
Date: February 3, 2011
Bitten by the writing bugSunday, January 30, 2011By RITA MARKSThis week's release of Ellen Meeropol's debut novel, "House Arrest," marks a major milestone in her career as a writer. Most […]
Date: January 24, 2011
Ron Slate reviews New Hope for the Dead: Uncollected William Matthews, edited by Sebastian Matthews and Stanley Plumly!"The poem features the Horatian qualities one associates with Matthews…"The rest of Slate's […]
Date: January 12, 2011
Janice Eidus' The Last Jewish Virgin has a place on the Midwest Book Review's "Small Press Review" fiction shelf for January 2011!"Vampires are a staple of literature, but Janice Eidus […]
