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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 Writing award – Most writing accomplishments in a year
2018 Sara Benedict, Michaele Stoughton
STAR Publication award – Publishing a novella/novel(s) in the year.
2018 – Jen Bokal, Sara Benedict, Zara West, Carol Henry, Rasha Selim, Selena Lindalh
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From the Desk of the President: 2018 Schedule
~ What’s Happening in 2018 ~
Hello and welcome to the new year for the Southern Tier Authors of Romance! I’m Jennifer D. Bokal, new president for STAR. For 2018 we are trying something new. Several of our meetings will be open to the public and have a fabulous speaker to help writers at all phases of their career. There’s still plenty of activities for members only, so check that out, too.
3/17 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Retreat
Location: Pumpelly House, Owego, NY ***Members only***
4/21 10:30 a.m. “Literary Devices” Joan Koster, PhD.
Location: Barnes and Noble, Vestal, NY
5/19 10:30 a.m. “Law Enforcement in Writing” Special Agent, John Paul Bokal, Jr. FBI
Location: Barnes and Noble, Vestal, NY
6/16 10:30 a.m. “Current Trends and Marketing” Veronica Parks, Literary Agent, Corvisiero Agency
Location: Barnes and Noble, Vestal, NY
9/15 10:30 a.m. Enneagram Workshop
Location: To Be Announced
10/13 10:30 a.m. Rhonda Penders, Publisher The Wild Rose Press. Topic TBA
Location: Barnes and Noble
November Retreat. ***Members only***
Location: To Be Announced
December Holiday Dinner. ***Members only***
Location: To Be Announced
Happy Writing!
Jennifer D. Bokal
President STAR
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2018 STAR Officers
~ 2018 STAR Officers ~
President -Jen Bokal
Secretary – Joan Koster
Treasurer – Michaele Stoughton
Pan Representative – Carol Henry
Webmaster – Joan Koster
Online Workshop Coordinator – Joan Koster
Questions? Comments? News? Contact our officers via this form:
