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.

Benefit party with Zapruder and Young supports future books

Photos from our benefit party, which was held Saturday, October 17, 2015.    

Sixteen Rivers Showcase at Litquake San Rafael, October 11, 2015

Join Gerald Fleming, Jacqueline Kudler, Lisa Erin Robertson, and Stella Beratlis on October 11, 2015 at West End Café from 4:30 to 5:45 for a Sixteen Rivers Press Showcase. 1131 4th St., San Rafael, CA. Free!

Stella Beratlis & Christina Hutchins at Moe’s, October 8, 2015

 Thursday, October 8, 2015 7:30 PM 9:00 PM Poetry Flash presents Christina Hutchins and Stella Beratlis at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley; (510) 849-2087.

16R Anniversary Party

    SAVE THE DATE! Sixteen Rivers Press Invites You to  A Poetry Reading & Anniversary Party To celebrate the sixteenth anniversary of our founding, Sixteen Rivers Press welcomes you to a party featuring a reading by two acclaimed poets at a private home in the East Bay. Tickets are priced at four levels, beginning…Read More

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.