​Moni Ritchie Hadley
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Bio:
Moni Ritchie Hadley, a half-Japanese, military brat bounced back and forth from the USA to Japan as a child. 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 with 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. 

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​Her picture book, Zan Loves D, won first place in the picture book category at the SoCal SCBWI Authors Illustrators Day 2020!
Also, runner-up in the picture book category at the SCBWI 2020 LA Writer's Day and for the 2018 Sue Alexander Award. 
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Her short film, MANiCUREd, won “Best No-Budget Film” at the 2009 Broad Humor Film Festival.
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Her wetsuit story appeared as part of the Fashion Unraveled, 2018 spring exhibition for The Museum of FIT.

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