Red Hen Press Inc

THE MISSION OF RED HEN PRESS IS TO PUBLISH WORKS OF LITERARY EXCELLENCE, TO FOSTERDIVERSITY, AND TO PROMOTE LITERACY IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS. WE SEEK A COMMUNITY OF READERSAND WRITERS WHO ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE ESSENTIAL HUMAN PRACTICE KNOWN ASLITERATURE.

PUBLISHING WORKS OF LITERARY EXCELLENCE:RED HEN PRESS PUBLISHES 25 BOOKS EACH YEAR IN HOPES OF BUILDING A MORE VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE, ANDDIVERSE LITERARY COMMUNITY. THE PRESS PUBLISHES WORKS OF LITERARY FICTION, POETRY, AND CREATIVENON-FICTION, GIVING VOICE TO PERSPECTIVES OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY MAINSTREAM COMMERCIAL PUBLISHERS.RED HEN PRESS SUPPORTS EMERGING AUTHORS AND USES LITERARY AWARDS TO PUBLISH AND SPOTLIGHTAUTHORS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AUTHORS WHOIDENTIFY AS QUEER, WOMEN, LATINX, AND/OR BLACK.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:BEYOND LITERARY ENGAGEMENTS, RED HEN PRESS IS A COMMUNITY-FOCUSED ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKSTO BUILD A STRONGER FUTURE FOR LITERATURE, AUTHORS, AND READERS. RED HEN PRESS FREQUENTLYPARTICIPATES IN BOOK DONATION PROGRAMS WITH LOCAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND OTHER COMMUNITYNONPROFITS. THE RED HEN PRESS OFFICES IN PASADENA FEATURE AN EVENT SPACE NAMED THE HENHOUSE LITERARY CENTER, FROM WHICH IT HOSTS LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH READINGS, PLAYS, OPERAS,MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. TO PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION OFLITERARY PROFESSIONALS, WE ALSO MAINTAIN A ROBUST MULTI-DEPARTMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THATINTRODUCES COLLEGE STUDENTS AND BEYOND TO THE PUBLISHING BUSINESS AND HELPS TO DEVELOPINDIVIDUAL CAREERS THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES. THESE ACTIVITIES HELP TO KEEP LITERATURE AND THEARTS RELEVANT AND THRIVING FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

PUBLISHING WORKS OF LITERARY EXCELLENCE:RED HEN PRESS PUBLISHES 25 BOOKS EACH YEAR IN HOPES OF BUILDING A MORE VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE, ANDDIVERSE LITERARY COMMUNITY. THE PRESS PUBLISHES WORKS OF LITERARY FICTION, POETRY, AND CREATIVENON-FICTION, GIVING VOICE TO PERSPECTIVES OFTEN OVERLOOKED BY MAINSTREAM COMMERCIAL PUBLISHERS.RED HEN PRESS SUPPORTS EMERGING AUTHORS AND USES LITERARY AWARDS TO PUBLISH AND SPOTLIGHTAUTHORS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AUTHORS WHOIDENTIFY AS QUEER, WOMEN, LATINX, AND/OR BLACK.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:BEYOND LITERARY ENGAGEMENTS, RED HEN PRESS IS A COMMUNITY-FOCUSED ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKSTO BUILD A STRONGER FUTURE FOR LITERATURE, AUTHORS, AND READERS. RED HEN PRESS FREQUENTLYPARTICIPATES IN BOOK DONATION PROGRAMS WITH LOCAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND OTHER COMMUNITYNONPROFITS. THE RED HEN PRESS OFFICES IN PASADENA FEATURE AN EVENT SPACE NAMED THE HENHOUSE LITERARY CENTER, FROM WHICH IT HOSTS LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH READINGS, PLAYS, OPERAS,MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. TO PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION OFLITERARY PROFESSIONALS, WE ALSO MAINTAIN A ROBUST MULTI-DEPARTMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THATINTRODUCES COLLEGE STUDENTS AND BEYOND TO THE PUBLISHING BUSINESS AND HELPS TO DEVELOPINDIVIDUAL CAREERS THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES. THESE ACTIVITIES HELP TO KEEP LITERATURE AND THEARTS RELEVANT AND THRIVING FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

SPEAKING AND PERFORMING:RED HEN PRESS CONDUCTS AT LEAST 30 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LITERARY EVENTS EACH YEARIN-PERSON, ONLINE, AND THROUGH HYBRID FORMATS FOR ATTENDEES TO JOIN DIGITALLY OR IN PERSON. NEARLYALL EVENTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD COMMUNITY AMONG LOVERS OFLITERATURE. EVENTS ARE FREQUENTLY HELD AT THE RED HEN PRESS LITERARY CENTER IN PASADENA ANDINCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR WRITING IN THE SCHOOLS K12 STUDENTS TO PERFORM THEIR POETRY FOR THEPUBLIC. IN-PERSON EVENTS ARE ADA-ACCESSIBLE AND ONLINE EVENTS USE TECHNOLOGY SUCH ASCAPTIONING TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY TO A RANGE OF AUDIENCES.

SPEAKING AND PERFORMING:RED HEN PRESS CONDUCTS AT LEAST 30 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LITERARY EVENTS EACH YEARIN-PERSON, ONLINE, AND THROUGH HYBRID FORMATS FOR ATTENDEES TO JOIN DIGITALLY OR IN PERSON. NEARLYALL EVENTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD COMMUNITY AMONG LOVERS OFLITERATURE. EVENTS ARE FREQUENTLY HELD AT THE RED HEN PRESS LITERARY CENTER IN PASADENA ANDINCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR WRITING IN THE SCHOOLS K12 STUDENTS TO PERFORM THEIR POETRY FOR THEPUBLIC. IN-PERSON EVENTS ARE ADA-ACCESSIBLE AND ONLINE EVENTS USE TECHNOLOGY SUCH ASCAPTIONING TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY TO A RANGE OF AUDIENCES.

STUDENT POETRY WORKSHOPS:SINCE 2003, RED HEN PRESS HAS BROUGHT POETRY EDUCATION TO UNDERSERVED STUDENTS IN PASADENAAND LOS ANGELES THROUGH OUR WRITING IN THE SCHOOLS (WITS) PROGRAM, AT NO COST TO THEPARTICIPATING STUDENTS, TEACHERS, OR SCHOOLS. RED HEN REACHES APPROXIMATELY 300 STUDENTSANNUALLY BY BRINGING PUBLISHED AUTHORS DIRECTLY INTO CLASSROOMS TO TEACH THE CRAFT OF WRITING. HOSTSCHOOLS ARE TITLE I SCHOOLS, MEANING AT LEAST 40% OF IMPACTED STUDENTS COME FROM LOW-INCOMEFAMILIES. OUR WITS PROGRAM TARGETS UNDERSERVED ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSIN LOS ANGELES COUNTY MADE UP OF THE FOLLOWING DEMOGRAPHICS: 85% LATINX/HISPANIC, 11%AFRICAN AMERICAN, 2% ASIAN AMERICAN, <1% EUROPEAN AMERICAN, <1% NATIVE AMERICAN, AND<1% MIDDLE EASTERN. RED HEN PRESS USES A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS OFTHE PROGRAM.

STUDENT POETRY WORKSHOPS:SINCE 2003, RED HEN PRESS HAS BROUGHT POETRY EDUCATION TO UNDERSERVED STUDENTS IN PASADENAAND LOS ANGELES THROUGH OUR WRITING IN THE SCHOOLS (WITS) PROGRAM, AT NO COST TO THEPARTICIPATING STUDENTS, TEACHERS, OR SCHOOLS. RED HEN REACHES APPROXIMATELY 300 STUDENTSANNUALLY BY BRINGING PUBLISHED AUTHORS DIRECTLY INTO CLASSROOMS TO TEACH THE CRAFT OF WRITING. HOSTSCHOOLS ARE TITLE I SCHOOLS, MEANING AT LEAST 40% OF IMPACTED STUDENTS COME FROM LOW-INCOMEFAMILIES. OUR WITS PROGRAM TARGETS UNDERSERVED ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSIN LOS ANGELES COUNTY MADE UP OF THE FOLLOWING DEMOGRAPHICS: 85% LATINX/HISPANIC, 11%AFRICAN AMERICAN, 2% ASIAN AMERICAN, <1% EUROPEAN AMERICAN, <1% NATIVE AMERICAN, AND<1% MIDDLE EASTERN. RED HEN PRESS USES A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS OFTHE PROGRAM.