Bio: Moni Ritchie Hadley grew up in a military family and bounced back and forth from the USA to Japan. Daydreaming was a favorite pastime. She received a BA in Psychology at UCLA and later became a home/hospital teacher for the LAUSD, where she taught students unable to attend regular school due to medical needs. Today she lives in Los Angeles, where she turns her sky-gazing daydreams into stories for children. Also published in Highlights Magazine, THE STAR FESTIVAL is her picture book debut. NOTABLE Her picture book, Zan Loves D, was runner-up in the picture book category at the SCBWI 2020 LA Writer's Day and for the 2018 Sue Alexander Award. Her short film, MANiCUREd, won “Best No-Budget Film” at the 2009 Broad Humor Film Festival. Her wetsuit story appeared as part of the Fashion Unraveled, 2018 spring exhibition for The Museum of FIT.
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Moni Ritchie Hadley
   
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