Romance Slam Jam
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Romance Slam Jam is an annual reader/writer conference with the goal of celebrating African-American romance readers and writers. It was established in 1995 by Emma Rodgers, Ashira Tosihwe and Francis Ray. The organization also presents awards at the annual event. The event is held in the spring.
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Awards
The EMMA awards were named after the co-founder of the Romance Slam Jam. During the month of January, nominations for the previous year’s novels are accepted from people who are registered for the current Romance Slam Jam Conference. The four highest vote getters for each category are passed along to a panel of judges for that category. The judges are also chosen from people who are registered for the current RSJ.
Categories for the Emma Awards:
- Author of the Year
- Favorite Anthology
- Favorite Book Cover
- Favorite Book of the Year
- Favorite Hero
- Favorite Heroine
- Favorite Inspirational Romance
- Favorite New Author
- Favorite Novella
- Favorite Romantic Suspense
- Favorite Sequel in a Romance Series
- Favorite Steamy Romance
