2018 STAR Chapter Awards

~ STAR Awards ~ Presented at the STAR Annual Holiday Awards Luncheon Membership Awards 20 years Carol Henry, Karen Hendershott, Thea McGinnis Yearly Write Awards STAR Shine award – Most contribution to STAR in a year 2018 – Jen Bokal STAR Attendance Award – Attended the most meetings in a year 2018 Rasha Selim STAR Read More

Report on the New Jersey Romance Writers Conference

~ Put Your Heart in A Book ~ The annual New Jersey Romance Writers Conference took place on October 19 and 20. Three members of STAR drove down to the conference: Jen Bokal, Joan Koster, and Rasha Selim.  As always there were wonderful speakers and great workshops. The opportunity to pitch your books to editors Read More

2016 Officers

Our officers for 2016, elected by a unanimous vote are: President: Emma Barron Secretary: Jen Bokal Treasurer: Joan Koster PRO Liaison: Carol Henry Officers will assume their offices in January at our Annual Meeting at the Treadway Inn. Congratulations to them all!

Accounting and Taxes for Writers

Our next meeting is July 20 at 6:30 PM at the Tioga County Office Building. Carol Palmer, an accountant from Ithaca, New York, will explain how writers should manage their accounts, expenses, and income and understand relevant tax deductions. Even if you have not yet made any money writing, you can still benefit from keeping Read More

Rhonda Penders On Romance Publishing

Rhonda Penders from The Wild Rose Press to speak at Southern Tier Authors of Romance on Monday, May 18, meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Tioga County Office Building Auditorium, in Owego. Free and open to those who are interested in learning about publishing in today’s quickly changing industry. Ms. Penders will take pitches on Read More