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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
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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Each year, the Sue Alexander Service and Encouragement Award is presented to a regional volunteer who has shown exceptional dedication to SCBWI Los Angeles. This year’s winner, Karol Ruth Silverstein, credits her time volunteering as Schmooze/LitMingle Meister with signing with an agent and subsequently selling a book. She’s since moved on to be our Contest Coordinator and is so dedicated, she was just featured in our previous “Volunteer Spotlight” (
Here’s what Sally Jones Rogan, SCBWI-LA co-regional advisor, said when presenting the award: 
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