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04/24/2004
When good works: Twenty-seven authors, the editor, publishers, artists, publicist, sales rep and printer donated their work to produce My California: Journeys by Great Writers (June 2004, Angel City Press) — so sales of the book can benefit the bleaguered California Arts Council. CaliforniaAuthors.com sums up the challenge:
“The Arts Council has seen its budget slashed from $31 million in 2000 to just $1 million during 2003. To understand how low public support for the arts in California has sunk, consider these figures cited in a recent Sacramento Bee editorial: Canadians spend an annual $145 per capita to fund the arts; Germans, $85; New Yorkers, $2.75; Mississippians, $1.31; Californians, 3 cents.”
The project is a cooperative effort of CaliforniaAuthors.com and Angel City Press. The impressive author line-up includes Pico Iyer, Dana Gioia, Thomas Steinbeck, Michael Chabon, T. Jefferson Parker, Aimee Liu, Edward Humes, Patt Morrison, Mark Arax. Get a full list and learn more about this project here. Do the right thing: Pre-Order now at ImperialGoods.com.