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American editor and playwright
Vera Starbard
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American editor and playwright
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Vera Starbard (born 1982) is an Alaska Native editor and playwright.She is a Tlingit/Denaʼaina woman born in Craig, Alaska, graduating from East Anchorage High School in Anchorage, Alaska.In 2016, she was named Playwright-in-Residence at Perseverance Theatre in Douglas, Alaska. Her residency was renewed for Cohort 3: 2019–2022. She has written several episodes of the Molly of Denali animated children’s program airing on PBS KIDS. She is the editor ofthe “First Alaskans” magazine. Vera is currently a staff writer for Alaska Daily.
Recognition
- ʼʼRasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Award in 2009and Alaska Literary Awardʼʼ
- ʼʼShe received a New York Stage And Film NEXUS grant in 2021ʼʼ
Plays
- Native Pride (and Prejudice)
- Fog Woman
- Our Voices Will Be Heard performed 2016; published 2017; radio adaptation broadcast 2018
- Devilfish (2019)
- A Tlingit Christmas Carol (2020)
Episodes
“Molly of Denali” aired on PBS Kids:
- ʼʼNew Nivagi, aired August 19, 2019ʼʼ
- ʼʼTurn on the Northern Lights, aired October 7, 2019ʼʼ
- ʼʼCanoe Journey, aired May 29, 2020ʼʼ
- ʼʼEagle Tale, aired December 9, 2020ʼʼ
“Alaska Daily” aired on ABC:
- “Most reckless thing I’ve ever done, aired March 30, 2023”
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