Outlook Pasadena Interviews Red Hen Press Co-Founder Kate Gale, Featuring Author and Filmmaker Luke Goebel

When Red Hen Press began 30 years ago, cofounder Kate Gale recounted that Los Angeles’ literary scene was crumbling.

“There were no [Master of Fine Arts] programs, bookstores were closing, publishing houses were closing. L.A. as a literary city just felt very fragile to me,” she said. “It was time for me to make L.A. into a literary city.”