RWA Academic Research Grant
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The Romance Writers of America established a grant program in 2004 to develop and support academic research devoted to genre romance novels, writers, and readers. Fields for consideration include: anthropology, communications, cultural studies, education, English language and literature, gender studies, linguistics, literacy studies, psychology, rhetoric, and sociology. Interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary studies are also welcome. The ultimate goal of proposals should be significant publication in major journals or as a monograph from an academic press.
The $5,000 grant covers a year of research.
This grant does not fund creative work (such as novels or films).
Honorees
- 2008 - Sarah S. G. Frantz, Fayetteville State University, "The Rare Tears of a Strong Man": Power Exchange and the Construction of Masculinity in Popular Romance Fiction
- 2007 - Jayashree Kamble, University of Minnesota "Love in the Time of Globalization: A Reassesment of Popular Romance"
- 2006 - Eric Selinger, DePaul University "Teach Me Tonight: The Art of Reading Romance Fiction, One Book at a Time"
- 2005 - Stephanie Harzewski, University of Pennsylvania "The New Novel of Manners: Chick Lit and Postfeminist Sexual Politics"
- 2004 - University of Missouri-Columbia, "Librarian’s Perception of Romance Readers & Romance Novels"
