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 & Recognitions for Published Romance Works

• All About Romance Annual Reader Awards
• Amazon Editor's Picks - Romance
• Award Of Excellence - Romance In Color
• Best Indie Book Award - BIBA
• Book Buyers Best Award - Orange County Romance Writers
• Book Cover Award - Orange County Romance Writers
• BookPage Best Romance
• The Carla Crown Jewel Of Books - Mid-America Romance Authors
• The Carolyn Readers Choice Award - North Texas Romance Writers
• The Christy Award
• The Dante Rossetti Awards - Young Adult - Chanticleer Book Reviews
• Daphne Du Maurier Award For Excellence In Mystery/Suspense Published Division - Kiss Of Death RWA
• EMMA Awards - Romance Slam Jam
• FHL Reader's Choice Award - Faith, Hope And Love Christian Writers
• Golden Leaf Award - New Jersey Romance Writers
• Golden Poppy Awards - California Independent Booksellers Alliance
• Golden Medallion - Romance Writers Of America
• The Golden Rose - Rose City Romance Writers
• Goodreads Choice Award - Romance
• HOLT Medallion Award - Virginia Romance Writers
• Kirkus Best Books Of The Year - Romance
• Kirkus Best Books Of The Year - YA Romance
• Library Journal Starred Reviews - Romance
• Maggie Award - Published Division - Georgia Romance Writers
• N. N. Light Book Awards - N. N. Light's Book Heaven
• National Excellence In Romance Fiction Award (NERFA) - First Coast Romance Writers
• New England Readers' Choice Award - New England Romance Writers
• New York Public Library Best Books - Romance
• Passionate Plume - Passionate Ink
• PRISM Awards - Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Romance Writers
• Publishers Weekly Best Books - Romance
• Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews - Romance
• Reading Warriors Choice Awards - Building Relationships Around Books - BRAB
• RITA Award - Romance Writers Of America
• Royal Romance Writing Award - Dreame
• Rudy Award - Chesapeake Romance Writers
• The Vivian Award - Romance Writers Of America
• The WILLA Literary Award - Romance category

Awards for Unpublished Romance Works

• Aspiring Authors - Romance Slam Jam
• Daphne Du Maurier Award For Excellence In Mystery/Suspense Unpublished Division - Kiss Of Death RWA
• The Emily - League Of Romance Writers
• Fiction From The Heartland - Mid-America Romance Authors
• Four Seasons Contest - Windy City Romance Writers
• Gateway To The Best - Missouri Romance Writers Of America (MORWA)
• Golden Heart - Romance Writers Of America
• Maggie Award - Prepublished Division - Georgia Romance Writers
• On The Far Side Award - Futuristic, Fantasy, And Paranormal RWA
• Orange Rose Award - Orange County Romance Writers
• The Royal Ascot Award - Regency Fiction Writers

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