Autumn News
The members of Sixteen Rivers Press are deeply saddened by the recent death of our founding member, Susan Sibbet. Not only was Susan a talented poet, but she was a passionate advocate for poetry as well. A long-time board member of California Poets in the Schools, Susan worked tirelessly to send poets and poetry into…Read More
Autumn Readings 2013
Upcoming Readings: On Sunday, November 24, 2013 from 3 PM to 5 PM, Sixteen Rivers Press poet Barbara Swift Brauer (At Ease in the Borrowed World) will read with prose writer Kaitlyn Gallagher at the MINE Gallery in Fairfax, California, at 1820 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, on Sunday, November 24, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. MINE…Read More
Our Newest Books
Sixteen Rivers Press is pleased to announce the release of our two newest books: Barbara Swift Brauer’s At Ease in the Borrowed World and Gerald Fleming’s The Choreographer. We are proud of both these collections and know that you will want to attend one of the many readings and buy your own copies. Of Brauer’s…Read More
Please Join Us for Our 2013 Readings
Saturday, April 6, 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Boulevard, Corte Madera, Tel: (415) 927-0960 Sunday, April 7, 5 p.m. Redwood Cafe, 8240 Redwood Hwy., Cotati, Tel: (707) 795-7868 Thursday, April 11, 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, Tel: (510) 704-8222 Friday, April 19, 7 p.m. Books Inc., 2251 Chestnut Street,…Read More
Submission Deadline Extension!!!
Sixteen Rivers Press is excited to announce that the deadline for submissions for the 2013 manuscript competition has been extended! Manuscripts will now be accepted up to March 1, 2013 both online and through regular mail. All other submission guidelines still apply. Please see our complete guidelines at https://sixteenrivers.org/wordpress/submit-work/. We very much hope to read your work.
Happy New Year
Sixteen Rivers Press wishes you a very happy new year, and we hope to do our part to fill your year with poetry. In this edition of our newsletter, you’ll learn about upcoming book releases, readings, submission deadlines, and all things Sixteen Rivers, ending with a poem by Gerald Fleming from his 2005 book Swimmer…Read More
Our Annual Benefit
Sixteen Rivers Press will host its annual benefit reading the evening of November 17, 2012 at a beautiful home in San Rafael. The featured reader is esteemed poet Jane Hirshfield. If you would like an invitation, please contact us at info@sixteenrivers.org. Help support our independent poetry press, and join us for what we know will…Read More
Summer Is Upon Us
Summer is upon us and great things are afoot at Sixteen Rivers Press! We have new books from our members, a new chapbook from our Poets Under Forty series, and our first translation project, all in the pipeline working their way toward you, our readers. We couldn’t be more excited. Read on to learn the…Read More