SJR25 Summary

• Expresses support for authors and publishers who produce fiction set in real Alabama tourism attractions to boost the state economy and consumer spending.

• Invites authors and publishers to use real Alabama tourism locations as settings for fictional stories and novels.

• Encourages municipal, county, regional, and state governments to develop methods to attract authors and tourism fiction projects that promote Alabama tourism attractions.

• Calls upon educational institutions including high schools and universities to promote Alabama tourism fiction through professional input and class assignments in English, creative writing, marketing, and travel programs.

• Requests that Alabama citizens participate by recommending tourism attractions for fictional settings, reading Alabama tourism fiction, and advising local and state representatives to promote tourism fiction projects.