Patrick Cahill’s poem “Fable” nominated for Pushcart Prize
Patrick Cahill’s poem “Fable” from his 2025 poetry collection If we are the forest the animals dream (Sixteen Rivers Press, 2025) has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Fable El puente es tuyo This is the way you enter the place why because the footbridge is yours why…Read More
Reading and Book Events for Sixteen Rivers Press: December 2025 – January 2026
Thursday, January 8, 2026, 7 pm Bird & Beckett Books & Records Readers: Patrick Cahill, Terry Ehret, Moira Magneson, Nancy Morales Location: 653 Chenery St., San Francisco, CA Saturday, January 24, 2026, 3 to 5 pm Sixteen Rivers Presents Readers: James Cagney and Glenn Ingersoll Location: Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA Tuesday,…Read More
Sixteen Rivers Presents: A Celebration of Poetry Flash – November 1, 2025
Join Sixteen Rivers Press in celebrating Poetry Flash and editors Joyce Jenkins and Richard Silberg at Northbrae Community Church in Berkeley on Saturday, November 1, 3 – 5 PM. Featuring tributes from Brenda Hillman and Robert Hass. Refreshments provided.
2025 Call for Submissions for Full-Length Poetry Manuscripts
Sixteen Rivers Press Poetry Collective invites Northern California authors to submit book-length poetry manuscripts between November 1, 2025 and February 1, 2026. Sixteen Rivers values diversity. We encourage poets of color, young poets, and LGBTQ poets to submit. All manuscripts will be read blind, and typically one or two manuscripts are selected for publication. The winner/s…Read More