Romance Writers of America

The Romance Writers of America is over 8,000 members strong. It is the largest fiction writing group devoted to a single genre. Unlike many writers' organizations, the RWA is open to both published and unpublished authors.

The RWA Hall Of Fame honors a select group of top authors. The Lifetime Achievement Award, presented at the RWA Annual Conference honors an author's entire body of work.

Contests

• Golden Heart
• RITA

Chapters

Special Interest Chapters

• Faith, Hope, & Love for writers of inspirational romances
• Futuristic, Fantasy & Paranormal RWA
• Gothic Romance Writers
• Hearts Through History Romance Writers for writers of historical romances
• Kiss of Death Chapter for writers of mystery/suspense romances
• Passionate Ink for writers of erotic romance
• The Beau Monde, which aims to 'to promote excellence in romantic fiction, set primarily in the Regency period (1811-1820)'

Local Chapters

US Chapters

Alabama

• Gulf Coast Chapter
  
• Heart of Dixie
  
• Southern Magic
  

Alaska

• Alaska Chapter of RWA
  

Arizona

• Desert Rose Chapter
  
• Northern Arizona Romance Writers of America
  
• Tucson RWA Chapter #58
  
• Valley of the Sun Romance Writers of America
  

Arkansas

• Diamond State Romance Authors
  

California

• Black Diamond Romance Writers
  
• Inland Valley Romance Writers
  
• Los Angeles Romance Authors
  
• Monterey Bay Chapter
  
• Orange County (California) Chapter
  
• Sacramento Valley Rose
  
• San Diego RWA
  
• San Francisco Area
  
• Silicon Valley Chapter
  

Colorado

• Colorado Romance Writers
  
• Heart of Denver
  
• Pikes Peak Romance Writers
  

Connecticut

• Charter Oak Romance Writers
  
• Connecticut RWA
  
• Romance Writers of Southern CT and Lower NY (COLONY)
  

Delaware

Florida

• Ancient City Romance Authors
  
• Central Florida Romance Writers
  
• First Coast Romance Writers
  
• Florida Romance Writers
  
• Southwest Florida Romance Writers
  
• Space CoasT Authors of Romance
  
• Tampa Area Romance Authors (TARA)
  
• Volusia County Romance Writers
  

Georgia

• Georgia Romance Writers
  
• Heartland of Georgia Romance Writers
  

Hawaii

• Aloha Chapter
  

Idaho

• Coeur du Bois Chapter (Boise, ID)
  
• Southern Idaho Romance Writers
  

Illinois

• Chicago-North RWA
  
• Heart & Scroll RWA
  
• Love Designers
  
• Prairie Hearts
  
• Quad Cities Romance Writers
  
• Windy City RWA
  

Indiana

• Indiana Romance Writers
  
• Northwest Indiana Romance Writers
  

Iowa

• Heart of Iowa Fiction Authors
  
• Iowa Romance Novelists
  

Kansas

• Mid-America Romance Authors (MARA)
  
• Midwest Romance Writers
  
• Wichita Area Romance Authors
  

Kentucky

• Kentucky Romance Writers
  
• KYOWA
  
• Louisville Romance Writers
  

Louisiana

• Coeur de Louisiane
  
• Heart of Louisiana
  
• North Louisiana Storytellers and Authors of Romance (NOLA STARs)
  
• SOLA (Southern Louisiana)
  

Maine

• Maine Romance Writers of America
  

Maryland

• Maryland Romance Writers
  

Massachusetts

• New England Chapter
  

Michigan

• Grand Rapids Region RWA
  
• Greater Detroit RWA
  
• Mid-Michigan RWA
  

Minnesota

• Northern Lights Writers
  
• Midwest Fiction Writers
  

Mississippi

• Magnolia State Romance Writers
  

Missouri

• Heartland Romance Authors (NW Missouri)
  
• Mid-America Romance Authors (MARA)
  
• Missouri RWA
  

Montana

Nebraska

• C.A.M.E.O. Inc.
  
• Nebraska Romance Writers
  
• Prairieland Romance Writers
  
• Heartland Writers Group
  

Nevada

• Cactus Rose
  

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Romance Writers of America
  

New Jersey

• New Jersey Romance Writers
  

New Mexico

• Land of Enchantment Romance Authors (LERA)
  

New York

• The Capital Region Chapter
  
• Central New York Romance Writers
  
• Hudson Valley RWA
  
• Lake Country Romance Writers
  
• Long Island Romance Writers
  
• Romance Writers of Southern CT and Lower NY (COLONY)
  
• RWA New York City
  
• Saratoga Romance Writers
  
• Southern Tier Authors of Romance
  
• Western New York Romance Writers
  

North Carolina

• Carolina Romance Writers
  
• Heart of Carolina Romance Writers
  

North Dakota

Ohio

• Central Ohio Fiction Writers
  
• KYOWA
  
• Maumee Valley RWA
  
• Northeast Ohio RWA (NEORWA)
  
• Ohio Valley Chapter
  

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Romance Writers (OK-RWA)
  
• Romance Writers Ink
  

Oregon

• Mid-Willamette Valley
  
• Rose City Romance Writers
  

Pennsylvania

• Bucks County Romance Writers
  
• Central Pennsylvania Romance Writers
  
• Pocono/Lehigh Romance Writers
  
• Valley Forge Romance Writers
  
• Western Pennsylvania Romance Writers
  

Rhode Island

South Carolina

• Lowcountry RWA
  

South Dakota

Tennessee

• Music City Romance Writers (Nashville)
  
• River City Romance Writers
  
• Smoky Mountain Romance Writers
  

Texas

• Austin RWA Chapter
  
• Dallas Area Romance Authors (DARA)
  
• East Texas RWA
  
• Heart of Texas
  
• Houston Bay Area
  
• North Texas Romance Writers of America
  
• Northwest Houston RWA
  
• Red River Romance Writers
  
• San Antonio Romance Authors (SARA)
  
• West Houston RWA
  
• Yellow Rose Romance Writers
  

Utah

• Utah/Salt Lake RWA
  

Vermont

Virginia

• Chesapeake Romance Writers
  
• Virginia Romance Writers
  

Washington

• Eastside RWA (Washington)
  
• Greater Seattle RWA
  
• Inland Empire Chapter RWA-Spokane, WA
  
• Olympia RWA
  
• Peninsula Chapter (Washington)
  

Washington, D.C.

• Washington DC Romance Writers
  

West Virginia

• KYOWA
  

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin RWA
  

Wyoming

Canada Chapters

• Calgary Association of the Romance Writers of America
  
  • Greater Vancouver Chapter
    
  • Marshlands Romance Writers (Moncton, New Brunswick)
    
  • Ottawa Romance Writers Association
    
  • Romance Writers of Atlantic Canada (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
    
  • Toronto Romance Writers
    
  • Vancouver Island Chapter (Victoria, British Columbia)