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Tri-Regions News and Views: Passing the Torch at SCBWI-L.A.

24 Wednesday Jul 2024

Posted by Judy Y Faulkner in Community Corner, Los Angeles, Tri-Regional News

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Kim Wildman, Nutschell Windsor, Sally Jones Rogan, SCBWI community, SCBWI members

As the Olympic torch makes its way to the 2024 Paris Games, the Los Angeles region has its own torch story to tell—this one about the passing of a torch as one volunteer-led era segues into a new one. Here’s the news from our Regional Team leaders, in their own words:

Sally Jones Rogan, SCBWI-L.A. Regional Advisor, with a message and a reminder

A Letter from Sally Jones Rogan 

Dear Los Angeles members,

Some weeks back, candidates were invited to apply for volunteer L.A. Regional Advisors. We are thrilled to announce that SCBWI Headquarters has appointed our very own Kim Wildman to step into the L.A. Regional Advisor role. 

Many of you will already know Kim as our highly capable Assistant Regional Advisor (ARA, or as we aptly renamed the title, “Always Running Around”)! Kim has many years of experience as a Regional Team volunteer and is perfectly suited to spearhead events, present member opportunities, lead the regional volunteer team, and undertake the administrative duties and reporting required by SCBWI Headquarters. 

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Ronna Mandel Receives 2023 Sue Alexander Service and Encouragement Award

27 Wednesday Mar 2024

Posted by scbwilosangeles in Contests & Grants, Los Angeles, SASE Award, Tri-Regional News, Writers Days

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LitMingle, Nutschell Anne Windsor, Ronna Mandel, Sally Jones Rogan, SCBWI community, SCBWI events, SCBWI members, Sue Alexander Service and Encouragement Award, volunteering, volunteers, Writers Day

Ronna Mandel (center), recipient of the 2023 SASE Award honor, stands with SCBWI-Los Angeles Co-Regional Advisors Sally Jones Rogan (L) and Nutschell Anne Windsor (R).

Under a bright blue sky, in high spirits, and representing all three Tri-Regions, a record-setting number of kidlit creators gathered on March 9 for “Bud to Blossom,” the 2024 SCBWI-Los Angeles Writers Day. 

On a day with many highlights, an especially heartwarming moment was the presentation of the annual Sue Alexander Service and Encouragement Award to 2023 recipient Ronna Mandel. 

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Holiday Message from the SCBWI-L.A. Regional Team

20 Wednesday Dec 2023

Posted by losangelesscbwi in Community Corner, Los Angeles

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Gail Buschman, Kim Wildman, Lisze Bechtold, Nutschell Anne Windsor, Sally Jones Rogan, SCBWI community, SCBWI members

As 2023 draws to a close, we look back and celebrate our connections with friends and industry professionals, enjoying warm memories of events past. We look forward to future joys found in the myriad ways we and our colleagues bring stories to young people everywhere. And we anticipate the fun of offering programming in the coming year that will inspire, energize, and illuminate your creative path.

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SCBWI Summer Conference 2016

31 Wednesday Aug 2016

Posted by Christine Van Zandt, up next: HOT DOG!, LEVER, and COG in Industry Conferences, SCBWI Summer Conference

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2016 Summer Conference staff, Alvina Ling, Editor's Panel, Kat Brzozowski, Kate Sullivan, Kim Wildman, Lin Oliver, Matt Ringler, Melissa Manlove, Neal Porter, Nutschell Windsor, Reka Simonsen, Sally Jones Rogan, Sara Sargent, Stacey Barney

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Inspiration, education, and conversation 2015-Summer-Conf-Header10-806-x-156 The SCBWI’s 45th Annual Summer Conference was held at the beautiful, centrally located Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. With almost 1,000 attendees representing 48 states and 15 countries, from the first moment it was apparent that this was the place for a children’s writer or illustrator to be. Continue reading →

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LA Regional News – Third Quarter, 2016

06 Wednesday Jul 2016

Posted by Christine Van Zandt, up next: HOT DOG!, LEVER, and COG in Los Angeles, Tri-Regional News

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Kim Wildman, Nutschell Anne Windsor, Sally Jones Rogan, Sarah Laurenson

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SCBWI-L.A.’s New Regional TeamLA regionals, 20160622From left to right: Sally Jones Rogan (Co-Regional Adviser), Kim Wildman (Asst. Regional Adviser), and Nutschell Anne Windsor (Co-Regional Adviser)

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Sue Alexander Service and Encouragement Award 2016

11 Wednesday May 2016

Posted by Christine Van Zandt, up next: HOT DOG!, LEVER, and COG in Contests & Grants, SASE Award, Writers Days

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Beth Navarro, Maggie Grinell, Marcelle Greene, Sally Jones Rogan, Sarah Laurenson

And the winner is . . . Beth Navarro!

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Beth Navarro, Sally Jones Rogan, and Sarah Laurenson

At this year’s Writer’s Day, Sally Jones Rogan, LA’s Regional Advisor, presented the 2016 Sue Alexander Service and Encouragement Award. Here are her words:

“The Sue Alexander Service and Encouragement Award is presented to a regional volunteer who has shown exceptional dedication to SCBWI Los Angeles.

The Region is completely volunteer run, from the LitMingle coordinators to the website guru, to the Regional coordinators, and everyone in between who makes up our successful organization of more than 1,300 members. Continue reading →

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