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Postscript to the Scripter Awards

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As awards season wraps up with the pinnacle of all events, the Oscars, I am casting my vote for *Best Reason to Hold an Awards Event.* And the winner is: The USC Libraries Scripter Awards. Definitely the fanciest event I've ever been to, certainly the most fun to people-watch (dress-drama was apparently a running theme among several women I talked to), and incredibly satisfying to my literary and film ambitions. It definitely ticked all the boxes for awesomeness. And since I couldn't find any reviews of the event before I went, and because my mother, sister, mother-in-law, and friends have requested complete rundowns, here is my review: First, I'm not a USC grad, so I'm not properly jaded about how gorgeous that campus is. All the red and white brick, the beautiful trees, and the classic architecture are as close to an east coast school as we get in California. So the drive up was lovely. Then - free valet parking. This might not be a big deal to some people, and ot