Judge, 2026, American Society of Journalists and Authors--national journalism competitions.
Judge, 2025-6 , Society of Professional Journalists--statewide journalism contests.
First Prize, 2025 Florida Press Club, Excellence in Journalism Awards, for "Arts News.”
Finalist, 2024 Florida Pres Club, "Light Features."
Finalist, 2024 Sunshine State Awards, (SPJ Florida chapter) for Arts & Culture Criticism and Commentary.
First Place, 2023 Sunshine State Awards, (SPJ Florida chapter) for Arts Criticism & Commentary.
Have reported from Chicago, Washington, D. C, south Florida and a Mideast war zone.
Theater critic, reviewer and judge.
On assignment (including travel writing), in Egypt, Israel, Lapland, Finland, Thailand, Singapore, the Caribbean, etc.
Adjunct professor, Internet branding and social journalism / content creation.
Founded National Net Needs News Day, a journalism appreciation campaign. Noted by The Atlantic's James Fallows and Editor & Publisher, etc.
Digital Media Masters.
Served as panelist at Poynter Institute for Media Studies at invitation-only, three-day seminar.
Small Business Administration honoree, quoted in Forbes.com, The New York Times, Wired.com, Inc., etc. Also quoted by the Washington Post, HuffPost, Yahoo, Writer.com, Nonfiction Authors Association, etc.
Books:
Contributed detailed reviews of hotels, restaurants, shopping districts and neighborhoods to Fodor's Wall Street Journal Guide to Washington, DC.
https://www.librarything.com/gallery/member/SharonGeltner
Quoted in:
Scammed - How to Save Your Money and Find Better Service in a World of Schemes, Swindles and Shady Deals, by Christopher Elliott.
Floridians: Real Stories from the Sunshine State, by Ronald W. Kenyon.
Authored:
CHARITY BASHED, comic, satiric novel and cozy mystery set in Palm Beach, Florida. Publishers Weekly review.
