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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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News and Events
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,...
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,...
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...
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