Welcome to the website of the Southern Tier Authors of Romance (STAR), a chapter of the Romance Writers of America® (RWA)
Founded in 1993 to provide an encouraging environment for local romance writers, STAR joined Romance Writers of America–RWA®–in 1994. RWA is one of the nation’s best writers’ organizations.
STAR seeks to promote excellence in romantic fiction and advance the professional interests of career-focused romance writers through networking and advocacy, dissemination of information, professional education, publications, and other appropriate activities, and to provide continuing support for writers within the romance publishing industry.
Everyone in STAR is committed to helping new and established writers develop various skills, understand the publishing world, and advance their current writing projects. Most importantly, STAR members encourage each other when it comes to writing, as well as how to cope with the ever-changing world of publishing.
STAR draws its membership from the Southern Tier of New York State which includes Broome, Chemung, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties in NY, and Bradford and Susquehanna Counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The Chapter meets once a month where special topics of interest are presented and discussed, often with a guest speaker. On occasion the Chapter holds various special events including small conferences and writing retreats. STAR also offers several popular On-line Workshops to both RWA members and the general public.
To learn more about STAR, check out our schedule of events and other facets of our Chapter listed on the side bar. Or, contact the chapter president, Magdalen Braden, or use the contact page.