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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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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...
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.
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