LA7 Wrap & Awards

So many terrific memories of LA7. What with such an unprecedented turnout of SCWC first-timers pumped up and rarin' to go, it's tough to know where to begin. For starters, how 'bout... what a crowd! What a wonderfully spirited, talented bunch of writers who chose to join us in Irvine. Genre writers, nonfictionalists, poets (Haiku, even) and screenwriters — all were there kicking it with the authors, editors, agents and other publishing professionals on staff and nary a one who didn't bring material to bare that didn't warrant the effort. Congratulations all.

SCWC*LA 7 Award Recipients: 

• OUTSTANDING FICTION >> Lori Hartman Gervasi from Rancho Cucamonga, CA for Untitled
• OUTSTANDING FICTION >> G.M. Lawrence from Dallas, TX for The Q Awakening
• OUTSTANDING FICTION >> Alwyn Martin Pinnow from York, PA for Untitled
• OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAY >> Jeff Michaels & Jill Q. Weiss from Huntington Beach, CA for A Father's Love
• TOPIC >> Paul Durant from Long Beach, CA for Shoe: A Memoir (read here)
• TOPIC >> Walter Golden from Placentia, CA for Untitled (read here)