Washington Beta Beta Chapter Member Hoseley Wins Indie Award

Sharon Chase Hoseley’s book “Crossing the Bridge” was chosen as the 2022 Gold Winner in the category of Personal Relationships Memoir by the Human Relations Indie Book Awards judges. This is the second Gold Winner for Sharon, a member of WA Beta Beta. In 2017, she received the award in the category of Life Challenges for “A Bridge Named Susan.”

The New Generation Awards, also called the Indie Awards, were first given in 2007 to recognize books that are independently published. Judges for the award, often referred to as the Sundance of publishing, are publishers, literary agents and authors.

Sharon’s books tell the stories of everyday family life and the bridges between generations. Her historical narrative approach is described as “easy to read short stories that make you laugh, cry and say ‘yes, I remember that.’” Her stories, she says, remind the reader that the influence we have on those who walk beside us is strong.??

Sharon has been a member of Beta Beta for 33 years. She retired in 2007 after 33 years of teaching kindergarten. During her teacing years, she wrote, directed and produced fifteen plays. That num-ber included three all school productions and 12 short plays for the school drama club. Even in retirement, she continued to direct school plays until the pandemic brought an end to the productions.

Sharon writes a monthly column for the Lewiston Tribune’s “Golden Times,” a magazine for senior citizens.