December 2008: California Documentary Project, a joint program of the California Council for the Humanities and the Skirball Foundation, awarded the Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin film a Research & Development Grant. This funding will allow me to work with humanities experts to develop the California story that informs so much of Le Guin’s work. In addition, our team is using the grant to create a funding trailer incorporating interviews with Ursula, her fans, and archival footage and photographs.