? Great grass roots support for recognition of the regional collection ? Last anthology with this level of enthusiasm was Highway 99 ? Brings together new writing and familiar figures This is in the Heyday tradition of finding a mix of contemporary and new writing to match up with established writers in an effort to help define a region and its traditions with the support of the Irvine Foundation, UC Riverside, Redlands University, and others who see in this region a vigorous culture that is unique and separate from its larger neighbor to the west. Many of the writers here will not be familiar names but they all have a stake in the region and present it through their work. The last collection of this kind, Highway 99, was established as a defining work on the Central Valley by a broad network of cultural and educational support of the book. We see a similar prospect for this work with a dash of the effort that made California Uncovered such a success last year.