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Alaska Native editor, TV Writer, and playwright (born 1982)
Vera Starbard in 2018
Vera Starbard
(born 1982) is an Alaska Native editor and playwright. She is a
Tlingit
/
Dena?ina
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.
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Her residency was renewed for Cohort 3: 2019?2022.
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She has written several episodes of the
Molly of Denali
animated children's program airing on PBS KIDS.
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She is the editor of
First Alaskans
magazine. Vera is currently a staff writer for Alaska Daily.
Recognition
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- Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Award in 2009 and Alaska Literary Award
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- She received a New York Stage And Film NEXUS grant in 2021
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Plays
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- Native Pride (and Prejudice)
- Fog Woman
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- Our Voices Will Be Heard
performed 2016; published 2017; radio adaptation broadcast 2018
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- Devilfish
(2019)
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- A Tlingit Christmas Carol
(2020)
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Episodes
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Molly of Denali
aired on PBS Kids:
- "New Nivagi"", aired August, 19 2019
- "Turn on the Northern Lights", aired October 7, 2019
- "Canoe Journey", aired May 29, 2020
- "Eagle Tale", aired December 9, 2020
Alaska Daily
aired on ABC:
- "Most reckless thing I've ever done", aired March 30, 2023
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