Vera Starbard (born 1982) is an Alaska Native editor and playwright. She is a

Tlingit The Tlingit ( or ; also spelled Tlinkit) are indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their language is the Tlingit language (natively , pronounced ),

/ Denaʼaina woman born in Craig, Alaska, graduating from East Anchorage High School in Anchorage, Alaska. In 2016, she was named Playwright-in-Residence at

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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 of the “First Alaskans” magazine. Vera is currently a staff writer for Alaska Daily.

Recognition

*ʼʼRasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Award in 2009 and 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

References

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