How Literary Organizations Are Coping For arts organizations throughout the country, coping with the lack of public funding has become a way of life in recent years. In the wake of these cutbacks, literary presenters in California have found it necessary to be more creative when seeking out alternative means of support. These have come by way of local businesses, community fundraising efforts, and collaborations. As government funding for the literary arts decreases, organizations are looking towards the small business sector for support.
Local businesses benefit from local events.
Look around the community you're having the event in. The event featured sixteen poets reading at a variety of venues including the local bookstores, galleries, cafes, restaurants, and a pub. It drew an audience of over two hundred people coming from as far away as Fresno and is expected to become an annual event. Approaching small businesses to support community events is a long overdue concept that is now being considered by many literary organizations. Daniel Essman of the Carlords Poetry Series in Willits recognizes this as an important trend.