THE PASSING OF BAHAMIAN PUBLISHED AUTHOR VERA CHASE

I was shocked and saddened to hear that published author and President of The Commonwealth Writers of The Bahamas Vera Chase had passed away. Vera and I shared our love of writing and she was always so supportive and encouraging to me.

She accomplished much in her lifetime. I just hope and pray that others will fulfill the dreams that she still had.

She worked hard at trying to establish a place here in Nassau where Family Island Junior Writers could stay when they came to Nassau and she also tried to get monetary and other support for her Pompey Project (a movie about "Pompey: A Slave’s Revolt (1830)").

Deepest condolences to Vera's husband and family.

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TERI M. BETHEL'S BAHAMIAN AUTHORS DIRECTORY

I’m honoured to have my author bio on Teri M. Bethel’s online directory of Bahamian authors. Teri is an author herself, as well as being an Interior Designer by profession, textile artist and handbag designer. Author Vera Chase kindly referred her to me. Teri is the author of empowering fiction, as well as non-fiction books for adults and children. Both in her daily living and in her books, she seeks to encourage and empower people to be the best they can be.

Here’s the link to Teri’s Directory: BAHAMIAN AUTHORS DIRECTORY

BAHAMIAN AUTHOR & HISTORIAN VERA CHASE - "PASSING ON A PASSION FOR WRITING"

The Tribune’s “Weekend” issue, November 25th, features my article about Bahamian author and historian Vera Chase on page 17. Click on the following link and then zoom in to read. They edited down some of the article, probably because of space constraints. The original sent to The Tribune was longer than the version that I sent to The Punch and written from a different angle.

I enjoy reading The Tribune’s “Weekend”, as it’s always full of interesting features. 

The Tribune "Weekend" November 25, 2016, page 17 - "Passing on a Passion for Writing"

Footnote: When I worked for Town Centre Mall, Nassau, I used to write articles about events and businesses in and around the mall. Then I would submit them to our local newspapers in various forms or from different angles for each publication, e.g. short and "punchy" for The Punch; aimed at the youth for The Tribune's former "Youth Beat" column; lengthier for The Bahama Journal and The Nassau Guardian.

LOCAL AUTHOR & HISTORIAN VERA CHASE IN "THE PUNCH WOMAN IN ACTION" TODAY

Every Thursday “The Punch”, Nassau, Bahamas, features an outstanding local woman in their “Woman in action” column. Here is my WIA article in The Punch today about Bahamian author and historian Vera Chase. Vera is founding member and President of The Commonwealth Writers of The Bahamas and Creator of The Pompey Project.