The following were elected to serve one year. President: Jen Bokal Secretary Karen Brey Treasurer Joan Koster
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2024 Meeting Schedule
Southern Tier Authors of Romance meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, except when a special event is scheduled and during the months of July and August. In person meetings are held Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the music section of B&N. These are public. Member-only meetings are held on ZOOM. January 10th: Our Read More
2023 Schedule Coming Soon
We’re looking forward to returning to in person meetings starting in February.
Spring 2022
Due to Covid we will continue to meet via zoom until further notice.
STAR Fall Meeting Schedule
Happy Fall 2020 Due to the coronvirus, we are currently meeting via ZOOM. The chapter has purchased a subscription so we can have meetings for the length of time and number of attendees that we require. With the availability of ZOOM, we are instituting a new policy. Our RWA Chapter business meetings will be held Read More
February 2020 Meetng
The next meeting of STAR will take place on Saturday February 15th at 10:15 AM at Barnes&Noble Vestal NY. The meeting will be followed by a public presentation starting at 11 AM. Topic : Marketing Resources for Romance Writers presented by Zara West This presentation will cover: Preparing to market your book Sales sites that Read More
Members Only Resource Library
The STAR Members-Only Research Library is a special offering for members of STAR only. Here you will find printouts of materials from STAR workshops and presentations as well as links to a rich assortment of writing resources selected by members for members. This is currently a work in progress. The Table of Contents is tentative Read More
Message from the President on the RWA Issue
A Statement from the 2020 STAR PRESIDENT In light of recent events and the past events that continue to come to light in the RWA breakdown, I, as the president of STAR, emphatically state STAR’s support of marginalized writers, authors, and industry professionals. I know that trust in RWA has been broken, both by the Read More
2020 Officers Elected
Here are our officers for 2020. President Joan Koster Vice President Rebecca Chen Secretary Jen Bokal Treasurer Rasha Selim You can contact them at starofficials@gmail.com
2019 Fall Schedule Update
September 21 STAR Meeting Barnes & Noble Vestal Meeting 10 AM Presentation 10:30-11:30 Fast Drafting Tricks by Zara West October 5th Writing Retreat 8:30 to 4 Members Only Location & directions posted in our Groups.io Listserve October 18-19 New Jersey Put You Heart in a Book Writers Conference STAR delegation. We will be bringing a Read More