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A focused list.
A bold future.

Boys’ love graphic novels. Original work and licensed titles.
A gay-owned independent publisher devoted to the stories and their readers.

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The publishing approach

A clear focus.
Room for discovery.

Red Stain Press is a gay-owned independent publisher developing a boys’ love graphic novel list, with plans for original comics and licensed titles in print and digital editions.

Red Stain Press is getting to know creators and exploring potential titles, with attention to how each edition could reach readers.

Red Stain Press draws on experience in strategy, analytics, and business development at Penguin Random House and Macmillan, alongside a long-standing love of BL.

The current priorities

Before the first title,
the work begins.

The priorities: a strong first list, a workable publishing plan, and a connection with readers before launch.

The first list

Meeting creators and exploring original comics and potential licensing opportunities.

The publishing plan

Planning rights, production, and the costs and potential revenue of each title.

The reader connection

Introducing Red Stain Press through launch updates and social channels ahead of the first title announcements.

Ways to work together

Let’s bring the stories
to readers.

Red Stain Press welcomes conversations across rights, publishing relationships, and investment.

Rights & licensing

Creators, publishers, and agents with boys’ love comics to share: share the work and the rights available.

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Publishing & commercial relationships

Distributors, retailers, printers, and publishing service partners: explore how your services could help bring Red Stain Press’s editions to readers.

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Investment

Interested in supporting the business behind Red Stain Press? Introduce yourself and share what you have in mind.

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Let’s talk

Interested in what
comes next?

For rights, publishing and commercial partnerships, or investment inquiries, introduce yourself and describe what you have in mind. Start a conversation about Red Stain Press’s current plans and where your interests could meet.