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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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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....
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...
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...
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