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 Unlike many writers' organizations, the RWA is open to both published and unpublished authors.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

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)'