Poetry Prize

Congratulations to Christina Hutchins who was awarded the Jeffrey E. Smith Poetry Prize from The Missouri Review. She was awarded $5000.00 for her poems, and will attend a reception and reading on March 20 at 6:30 at the Country Club of Missouri in Columbia, MO. More info will be posted soon at http://www.missourireview.com/. Christina was also reappointed as Albany's Poet Laureate for another two years. Congratulations on both accounts, Christina!

Beyond the Rivers

Sixteen Rivers Press is thrilled to celebrate with Gerald Fleming as he awaits the publication of his next book of poetry. Night of Pure Breathing, a book of prose poems, will be published by Hanging Loose Press in spring of 2011. Congratulations, Gerald!

And here's a photo from last October when Gerald attended the inaugural reading for Kay Ryan's second term as the United States Poet Laurete. The evening reading was held in the Library of Congress and was followed by a reception under the magnificent rotunda dome. The following day, when this photo was taken, Kay held a small reception up in the Poetry Room of the Library of Congress. How wonderful to know that a Poetry Room exists high up in the rotunda, and how lovely to know that Kay Ryan is again our Poet Laureate.

2009 Benefit Photo

In November of 2009, Sixteen Rivers was honored to have Sandra Gilbert and David St. John read for us at our annual benefit. It was a beautiful evening. If you were able to attend, we thank you. And if you weren't able to attend, we hope to see you at our 2010 benefit this autumn.

Happy Holidays!

Sixteen Rivers Press wishes you a happy and poetry-filled holiday season. Please remember that if you are submitting a manuscript for our 2010 manuscript submission period, the final date manuscripts can be submitted is February 1, 2010. We hope you are considering sending your work or that you already have, and we look forward to reading all the entries. Please see our submission guidelines at http://www.sixteenrivers.org/submissions.asp for more information and have a fantastic 2010!

Another Prize!

Congratulations to Lynne Knight (Again, 2009) for being awarded 2nd Prize in the 2009 New England Shakespeare Festival Sonnet Contest. The sonnet will be published in early summer of 2010 in the Raintree Review, as well as read and recorded by a Shakespearan actor. We will post a link when that goes up on the New England Shakespeare Festival website.

Change in Submission Deadline

Please note! Sixteen Rivers Press has changed the deadline for manuscripts submitted for consideration in 2009-2010. Manuscripts can now be submitted no later than February 1, 2010. Please see our submission guidelines for more information. http://www.sixteenrivers.org/submissions.asp

Our Newest Prize Winners

Lynne Knight (Again, 2009) has won the Rattle Poetry Prize for 2009. Her winning poem, "To the Young Man Who Cried Out 'What Were You Thinking' When I Backed into His Car" will appear in Rattle #32, available in December. For more information, please see
http://rattle.com/blog/2009/09/2009-rattle-poetry-prize-winners/

Jeanne Wagner, whose book will be published by Sixteen Rivers Press in 2011, has won Second Prize in the 2009 Connecticut River Review Contest for her poem, "Nome." The poem was published in the most recent issue of the Connecticut River Review.