STAR was founded in 1993 to provide an encouraging environment for local romance writers, and in 1994 the chapter joined the national writer's organiaiton.
The mission of Southern Tier Authors of Romance is to promote excellence in romantic fiction and advance the professional interests of career-focused romance writers through networking and advocacy, disseminiation of information, professional education, publications, and other appropriate activities, and to provide continuing support for writers within the romance publishing industry.
Everyone in the STAR chapter is committed to helping new and established writers develop writing skills, understand the publishing world, and exchange information about writing. Most importantly, we encourage each other not only to improve our writing, but to better ourselves and how we cope with the ever-changing world of publishing.
STAR draws its members from the Southern Tier of New York State, which includes Broome, Chemung, Tioga, and Tompkins counties. The chapter meets once a month and hold various special events including small conferences, writing retreats, and online workshops.
Also be sure to check out our schedule of online workshops. All workshops are open to the general public for a nominal fee.