iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hello readers and writers! Red Hen Press has been receiving ongoing reports of impersonations of our staff via email. Please verify emails by checking the Red Hen Press staff webpage here redhen.org/staff-and-board/

022

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“Jim Tilley’s poems in When Godot Arrived present a carefully observed natural world engaged to convey a variety of felt experiences.” — Jo Sarzotti, author of WAITING FOR ACHILLES Check out WHEN GODOT ARRIVED here: bookshop.org/a/177/978163... #redhenpress #poetrycollection

bookshop.org

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“Indeed, Tilley’s free-verse sonnet form throughout WHEN GODOT ARRIVED is itself a gesture of commitment, an affirmation of form in the face of chaos. Gogo, who somewhat wincingly identifies as a poet himself, would understand.” — James Scruton, author of THE RULES

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Happy Pub Day to Jim Tilley’s newest poetry collection WHEN GODOT ARRIVED 🥳!! Pressed with matters of politics, ecology, and the environment, WHEN GODOT ARRIVED continues the segment of the author’s interpersonal experiences as a poet and mathematician with the world and other people.

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

TAXI DANCER is a gripping historical novel by Marivi Soliven that illuminates the hidden world of Depression-era Filipino taxi dance halls, weaving a forbidden interracial romance with a high-stakes murder mystery to explore race, survival, and the Filipino American experience in 1930s California.

100

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"Welcome to the electrifying underworld of California’s Depression-era taxi dance halls, where a dance could cost you a dime, a chance at romance, or a bullet in your back.”—Rick Bonus, Professor and Chair at the Dept. of American Ethnic Studies in the Univ. of Washington

100

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

When Filipino farmworker Eli and American taxi dancer Lucinda fall in love, they hope to move to Washington State where they can legally wed. Their plans are derailed when Eli is arrested for the shooting death of a dance hall owner.

100

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Based on a true story… “If we can’t marry white girls, we can at least dance with them.” In response to Depression-era California laws that criminalized interracial marriage, Filipinos established taxi dance halls where they could mingle with American women.

100

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

One week until Jim Tilley’s newest poetry collection, WHEN GODOT ARRIVED, is officially released! A thought-provoking poetry collection made up of eighty-one free verse sonnets exploring interpersonal relationships, the environment, and politics.

120

Reposted by Red Hen Press

Simeon Berry @simeonberry.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

(18/61) “cement graves in stadiums, / purple and black of bodies / disappeared after electricity, / the General’s timid smile radiating / death in that other country.” — @msoledadcaballero.bsky.social, “Losing Spanish” (I Was a Bell) @redhenpress.bsky.social #61WomenPoets #WOC #TheSealeyChallenge

The cover of M. Soledad Caballero’s I Was a Bell: a drawing of a white-headed eagle with black and aqua feathers clutching a blue, orange, and green snake

021

Reposted by Red Hen Press

StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Happy Pub Week to StoryBoard 2026 Fellow Nita Noveno!

032

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Happy Publication Day to MUD ON THE MOON by Nita Noveno, brought to you by Red Hen Press! 🥳 Noveno explores her Filipino father’s legacy after he immigrated to America in 1928 to seek better opportunities. Check out MUD ON THE MOON here: bookshop.org/p/books/mud-...

bookshop.org

Mud on the Moon: A Hybrid Memoir

"A beautiful story of a daughter in the act of knowing her father. . . . stitching and restitching memories, records, artifacts, history, mystery, and fiction."--Ananda Lima, author of Mother/landMud ...

042

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

💌 Share this post with friends and family 📣 Keep spreading Red Hen Press’s mission with your community ♥️ If you can, donate to our GoFundMe: gofund.me/e1861b737 Be the Reason the Next Story Gets Told.

Donate to We Need Your Help to Save Red Hen Press, organized by Red Hen Press

A Message from Kate Gale, Publisher and CEO, and Tobi Harper Petrie, Deputy and… Red Hen Press needs your support for We Need Your Help to Save Red Hen Press

000

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

We've published writers who challenge perspectives and illustrate diverse experiences. We've helped bring authors into classrooms, shared stories in different languages, and made reading accessible for all. The stories we need could disappear, but it doesn’t have to.

100

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Don’t let these stories slip away. Together, we can support diverse voices and emerging authors. For more than 30 years, Red Hen Press has believed that every powerful story deserves a chance to be told.

100

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Independent publishing is facing an increasingly difficult era. When independent presses disappear, we don't just lose publishers…we lose opportunities for new voices to be heard. We lose stories that inspire, preserve, and challenge ourselves and the world around us.

122

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Today we are asking our community… Has a Red Hen Press book ever moved you? If a Red Hen book has ever inspired you, challenged you, comforted you, or opened your eyes to a new perspective, please consider making a donation or sharing our fundraiser. gofund.me/e1861b737

032

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

QUEER LITERATURE MATTERS BECAUSE REPRESENTATION MATTERS 🗣️ Queer stories are needed. Help us keep them in the world. 💌 Share this post with friends and family 📣 Keep spreading Red Hen Press’s mission with your community ♥️ Donate to our GoFundMe gofund.me/e1861b737

030

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Our goal is to reach $250,000 by July 1 so we can fully sustain and expand the programs and opportunities our community depends on. If you're able, please continue sharing our campaign and helping us spread the word. Thank you for helping independent presses thrive! gofund.me/e1861b737

Donate to We Need Your Help to Save Red Hen Press, organized by Red Hen Press

A Message from Kate Gale, Publisher and CEO, and Tobi Harper Petrie, Deputy and… Red Hen Press needs your support for We Need Your Help to Save Red Hen Press

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

While we still have a long road ahead, it has been one of the greatest honors of our lives to witness this community show up during such a challenging moment. While we're celebrating this milestone, we still have more ground to cover.

Donate to We Need Your Help to Save Red Hen Press, organized by Red Hen Press

A Message from Kate Gale, Publisher and CEO, and Tobi Harper Petrie, Deputy and… Red Hen Press needs your support for We Need Your Help to Save Red Hen Press

100

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Incredible news: we've officially reached over $100,000 in donations 🎊 Thank you for all the support! Whether you donated, shared our campaign, bought a book, sent an encouraging message, or supported us in other ways, we are so grateful.

Donate to We Need Your Help to Save Red Hen Press, organized by Red Hen Press

A Message from Kate Gale, Publisher and CEO, and Tobi Harper Petrie, Deputy and… Red Hen Press needs your support for We Need Your Help to Save Red Hen Press

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Please, if you’re able, continue to donate, share our fundraiser, and help us continue fostering youth literacy, nurturing emerging publishing professionals, and publishing changemaking literature. gofund.me/ba307519c

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

We are so grateful to Percival, and all of our incredible authors, for supporting us as we establish Red Hen Press as a foundational organization within the literary arts. ⬇️

100

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Grants have disappeared; federal funding is gone. I think it’s fair to say that as the arts go, so goes culture. If we lose art for the sake of it being art—for the expansion of our thinking, our belief systems—we will fail as a culture.” ⬇️

120

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

You probably know that cuts in funding have affected everything, pediatric oncology, museums, symphonies, and the literary world. It would be nice to live in a culture that prizes literature, the arts in general. Red Hen Press—one of the largest independent publishers in the nation—is suffering. ⬇️

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A message from Percival Everett, author of SONNETS FOR A MISSING KEY and JAMES: “Hi, I’m Percival Everett, and I’m here to talk about the importance of independent publishers and the arts in our culture. ⬇️

140

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

♥️ Donate to our GoFundMe: gofund.me/e1861b737 💌 Share this post with friends and family 📚 Grab books by our authors 📣 Keep spreading our cause with your community Thank you for helping independent presses thrive!

Donate to We Need Your Help to Save Red Hen Press, organized by Red Hen Press

A Message from Kate Gale, Publisher and CEO, and Tobi Harper Petrie, Deputy and… Red Hen Press needs your support for We Need Your Help to Save Red Hen Press

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Red Hen Press has been the start for some amazing writers. They’ve published multiple books and won awards for their stories. They’ve joined communities and built their readership. They’ve celebrated milestones and gushed about their books at festivals. Help us support our authors’ first times❣️

170

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Absolutely! We’re thrilled to publish Vincent’s newest collection out next year!! Help us continue publishing amazing stories like this one 📚

030

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The message is out! Thank you for sharing the news @erikpedersen.bsky.social

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

So sweet, thank you 🥹 And thank you so much for spreading our message and supporting us 💗

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Thank you for your support 🫶

000

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Red Hen Press Needs Your Help. For 32 years, we have published extraordinary poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Today, that work is under serious financial threat. We're asking our community to help save Red Hen Press by donating to our GoFundMe. Thank you for believing in us ❤️ gofund.me/6fe8abee1

Donate to We Need Your Help to Save Red Hen Press, organized by Red Hen Press

A Message from Kate Gale, Publisher and CEO, and Tobi Harper Petrie, Depu… Red Hen Press needs your support for We Need Your Help to Save Red Hen Press

051

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy Pride Month 💕 We want to know, what is your favorite book by a queer author?

120

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

IMPORTANT: We were recently alerted to a scam involving impressions of our acquisitions staff via email. We will only communicate using email [at] redhen.org. If you have been contacted about publication by any non-Red Hen email, it is not legitimate, and should be disregarded/reported as spam.

000

Red Hen Press @redhenpress.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

HOT OFF THE PRESS 📰 Luke Goebel's debut novel KILL DICK was listed as #25 on the Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers! Congratulations to Luke and his bestselling novel KILL DICK - - - Don't miss out! Catch the release here: redhen.org/book/kill-di...