Resources

What? You want more about romance? We have resources for readers and writers.

Awards

Awards are given by various romance industry organizations, by review publications and websites, and writer associations. For a list of awards, go here.

Communities

These are website that provide a variety of information and forums for readers and writers to interact about romance! See also Author Hangouts for other sites maintained by authors.

• Access Romance - website with blogs, newsletters, etc.
• Blogging in Black - blog of authors as well as readers, reviewers and industry professionals
• Cata Network Readers Lounge - network of related websites, message board, reviews, awards
• Erotic Romance Writers Forum - forum (online bulletin board)
• Kissa's Karma Korner - A Reader's and Writer's Den (yahoo group) for discussion
• ParaNormalRomance - a website with user groups featuring paranormal romance
• The Romance Studio - website with industry information, reviews, authors, readers, ads, chat rooms
• Romancing The Blog - blog of authors, readers, reviewers, and industry professionals
• Romance Writing Tips - a group listserv
• UK Historical Romance - blog by a group of historical romance authors

Educational Programs

• Romance Fiction Course at DePaul University
• RomanceScholar - A listserv dedicated to academic discussion about romance fiction.
• Romance Scholarship
• Teach Me Tonight - The blog adjunct of the RomanceScholar listserv
• Romance Writers of America Grant Program

Organizations

• Canadian Romance Authors' Network
• Erotic Authors Association
• Manloveromance
• Romance Writers of America
• Romance Writers of Australia
• Romance Writers of New Zealand Inc.
• The Romantic Novelists' Association

Publications

• Forbidden Fruit Magazine
• LoveLetter Magazine
• MAS-Zine
• Romantic Times Magazine
• Romance Writers Report
• Shades of Romance

Readers

• Author Hangouts - includes author websites and blogs, author group blogs
• Events
• Review Sites
• Reference Sites
• Romance And Movies

Reviewers

See Review Sites for a list of online reviews. Also see Author Hangouts for sites that discuss writing and occasional reviews or information about books.

Terms

• For links to pages with information about terms often used when discussing romance, see Romance Terms.
• For links to pages with information about terms used in connection with the publishing industry, see Publishing Terms.

Writers

• Author Hangouts for sites maintained by authors
• Agents
• Editors
• Listservs