. ▁Its ▁authors ▁have ▁won ▁pri zes ▁in ▁poetry ▁and ▁translation , ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁and ▁other ▁gr ants , ▁hon ors ▁in ▁various ▁gen res , ▁and ▁have ▁published ▁books ▁with ▁other ▁press es — in ▁poetry , ▁fiction , ▁architecture , ▁education , ▁psych ology , ▁and ▁other ▁non f iction . ▁ ▁Press ▁operations ▁ ▁Editor ial ▁structure ▁Six teen ▁R ivers ▁Press ▁cho oses ▁manuscript s ▁via ▁an ▁annual ▁“ bl ind ” ▁selection ▁competition , ▁the ▁collect ive ' s ▁membership ▁particip ating ▁in ▁that ▁selection . ▁Po ets ▁whose ▁manuscript s ▁are ▁chosen ▁for ▁book ▁publication ▁commit ▁to ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁press ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁three ▁years , ▁their ▁book ▁appearing ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁of ▁that ▁term . ▁Many ▁writers ▁have ▁chosen ▁to ▁stay ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁past ▁the ▁requ is ite ▁three - year ▁term . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁press ▁oper ates ▁with ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁board , ▁it ▁uses ▁a ▁cons ensus ▁model ▁of ▁decision - making . ▁ ▁Fund ing ▁Six teen ▁R ivers ▁Press ▁is ▁a ▁US ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁not - for - pro fit ▁corpor ation . ▁The ▁press ▁emp lo ys ▁no ▁paid ▁staff . ▁M oney ▁to ▁publish ▁new ▁books ▁comes ▁primarily ▁from ▁sales ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁year ' s ▁books , ▁augment ed ▁by ▁don ations , ▁gr ants , ▁and ▁fund rais ers . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 5 , through