Pushcart Nominations from the press and for press members

Sixteen Rivers is proud to nominate poems from our 2015 publications for the Pushcart Prize. From Stella Beratlis’s ALKALI SINK, “Koda Farms, South Dos Palos” and “Patterson Pass.” From Lisa Erin Robertson’s THE ORBIT OF KNOWN OBJECTS, “Engagement” and “The Mineral Kingdom.” And from Helen Wickes’s WORLD AS YOU LEFT IT, “North” and “Daedalus.” Meanwhile,…Read More

Nina Lindsay’s work appears in two journals

Nina Lindsay, author of Today’s Special Dish (Sixteen Rivers Press, 2007) and the forthcoming Because, has recent work in two journals online: The Cortland Review and Serving House Journal.

Call for submissions

Our submission period opens November 1. Please see our Submit Work page for complete guidelines.

Zocalo Public Square 2015 Poetry Prize

Congratulations to Gillian Wegener, whose poem “The Old Mill Cafe” won the Zocalo Public Square 2015 Poetry Prize for a poem of place.

Modesto Bee Article About Modesto Poet Laureate Gillian Wegener

In June of 2015, an article about Gillian Wegener, poet laureate of Modesto, appeared in the Modesto Bee.

Wherewithal 1st Annual Poetry Prize

Congratulations to Gillian Wegener, who won the 1st annual poetry prize awarded by Wherewithal, for her poem “A Boy Comes Toward You.”