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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
Spring Readings for 2021 Authors
Sun August 15: Poetry on Sundays featuring Stella Beratlis and Dane Cervine; 2 pm, hosted by Gary Thomas with open mic following featured readers. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83375142037. Sun August 29: Sixteen Rivers Presents Dane Cervine and Stella...
2021 Books by Dane Cervine and Stella Beratlis
Sixteen Rivers is pleased to announce the April 2021 publication of two collections of poetry: The World Is God's Language by Dane Cervine and Dust Bowl Venus by Stella Beratlis. Both titles are available in our store. You can also become a Friend of Sixteen Rivers...
Maya Khosla’s All the Fires of Wind and Light selected for 2020 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award
PEN Oakland, called "The Blue Collar PEN" by The New York Times, is honoring Maya Khosla's All the Fires of Wind and Light with the Josephine Miles Literary Award. PEN Oakland's annual awards ceremony is scheduled to take place online via the Oakland Public Library...
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