In 1960, Allen moved from New York to San Francisco, where he established Grey Fox Press and the Four Seasons Foundation, two literary presses where he continued to publish works from Beat, San Francisco Renaissance, Black Mountain, and New York School writers.
In 1960, Allen established two literary presses in San Francisco: Grey Fox Press and the Four Seasons Foundation. These presses served as platforms for publishing works by authors from diverse literary movements such as Beat, San Francisco Renaissance, Black Mountain, and New York School.