Awards

Awards are given by various romance industry organizations, by review publications and websites, and writer associations.

For a category list of award pages see category:Romance Industry Awards and category:Awards.

Awards & Recogntions for Published Romance Works

• All About Romance Annual Reader Awards
• Building Relationships Around Books - BRAB - Reading Warriors Choice Awards
• California Independent Booksellers Alliance - Golden Poppy Awards
• Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Romance Writers - Prism Awards
• First Coast Romance Writers - National Excellence In Romance Fiction Award (NERFA)
• Georgia Romance Writers - Maggie Awards
• Kiss Of Death RWA - Daphne Du Maurier Award For Excellence In Mystery/Suspense Published Division
• Library Journal Best Books - Romance
• Library Journal Starred Reviews - Romance
• Mid-America Romance Authors - The Carla Crown Jewel Of Books
• N. N. Light's Book Heaven - N. N. Light Book Awards
• New England Romance Writers - New England Readers' Choice Award
• New Jersey Romance Writers - Golden Leaf Award
• New York Public Library Best Books - Romance
• Orange County Romance Writers - Book Buyers Best Award
• Orange County Romance Writers - Book Cover Award
• Passionate Ink - Passionate Plume
• Romance In Color - Award Of Excellence
• Romance Slam Jam - EMMA Awards
• Romance Writers Of America - Golden Medallion / RITA / Vivian
• Rose City Romance Writers - The Golden Rose
• Virginia Romance Writers - HOLT Medallion Award

Awards for Unpublished Romance Works

• Kiss Of Death RWA - Daphne Du Maurier Award For Excellence In Mystery/Suspense Unpublished Division
• Mid-America Romance Authors - Fiction From The Heartland
• Missouri Romance Writers Of America (MORWA) - Gateway To The Best
• Romance Slam Jam - Aspiring Authors
• Romance Writers Of America - Golden Heart
• Windy City Romance Writers - Four Seasons Contest

Awards For Authors (body of work)

• Romance Writers Of America - Lifetime Achievement Award

Other Romance Awards

• Northwest Houston RWA - Battle Of The Blurbs

Defunct Awards

• Ancient City Romance Authors - Heart Of Excellence Readers' Choice Award
• EPIC (Electronically Published Internet Connection) EPPII Awards
• First Coast Romance Writers - The Beacon
• Florida Romance Writers - Golden Palm Contest
• The Golden Network - The Golden Pen
• Heart Of Denver Romance Writers - Aspen Gold
• North-Chicago Romance Writers - Fire And Ice Contest
• Northwest Houston RWA - Lone Star Writing Competition
• ParaNormalRomance - P.E.A.R.L.
• Quill Awards
• RRA-L The Romance Readers Anonymous (RRA)
• Romance Writers Ink - More Than Magic Contest
• Romantic Times Magazine - Career Achievement Awards
• Romantic Times Magazine - Reviewers' Choice Awards
• Southern Louisiana (SOLA) RWA - Dixie Kane Memorial Contest
• Southern Magic Romance Writers - Linda Howard Award of Excellence
• SFR Galaxy Awards
• Toronto Romance Writers - The Catherine
• Toronto Romance Writers - Northern Hearts Contest
• Valley Of The Sun Romance Writers - Hot Prospects Contest
• Volusia County Romance Writers - Laurel Wreath
• Wisconsin RWA - Fab Five Contest