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Welcome
Sixteen Rivers Press is a shared-work, nonprofit poetry collective dedicated to providing an alternative publishing avenue for Northern California poets. Founded in 1999 by seven writers, the press is named for the sixteen rivers that flow into San Francisco Bay.
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News and Events
Helen Wickes at Moe’s Books: January 21, 2016
Helen Wickes, author of World as You Left It, will read with Dan Bellm at Moe's Books on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 7:30.
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...
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.
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