About Us

Celebrating Our Region in Word, Image and Sound

The Inlandia Institute is a lively center of literary activity serving the 29,000 sq. mile inland Southern California Region. It grew out of the highly acclaimed anthology Inlandia: A Literary Journey through California’s Inland Empire, published by Heyday Books in 2006 with the active participation of the Riverside Public Library.

The cultural programming that supported the anthology led to the development of the Inlandia Institute in 2007. Inlandia incorporated in 2009 and was granted non-profit status in 2012. The Institute’s tax ID number is 27-0586882.

Our mission is to recognize, support, and expand literary activity in all of its forms in the Inland Empire by publishing books and sponsoring programs that deepen people’s awareness, understanding, and appreciation of this unique, complex and creatively vibrant region.

We have a dedicated group of leaders: directors, staff, workshop leaders, and advisors and have forged partnerships throughout our region.

Accessibility. We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability. To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. To access website accessibility settings and to view our full statement, click the blue circle icon in the lower left corner of your screen.

All virtual public events are closed captioned. ASL interpretation is available upon request through a local agency, RISE Interpreting, for public in-person events as well as virtual. All in-person events and workshops are held in physically accessible settings.

Inlandia is also working to make screen-reader compatible Inlandia Books eBook options available. By request with advance notice, Inlandia can provide print materials in Braille format through a local agency, Blindness Support Services.

For this and other accommodation needs, please contact 951 790 2458 or inlandia@inlandiainstitute.org.