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L.A. Winners: Marlane Meyer, an L.A. playwright living in New York, and Jane Anderson, an L.A. playwright living in Los Angeles, are the top winners of the 15th Susan Smith Blackburn Award, given annually to women writers. “Moe’s Lucky Seven,” a 14-character play that explores the relationship between Eve and the Serpent and was commissioned by Costa Mesa’s South Coast Repertory, brought Meyer the $5,000 first prize. “Hotel Oubliette,” a piece focusing on a pair of hostages in the Middle East, earned Anderson a $1,000 second prize.