Activities

NWS graduate Zoe Allison tells us about her debut novel and the importance of mixed race characters in fiction.
 

I was around eleven years old when I realised I was “different”. At school during class my teac

In honour of the RNA’s 60th Anniversary we’re interviewing some of the many volunteers who work hard behind the scenes to keep the organisation, website and blog running smoothly. Today, Ella Matthews, who has rec

This is my last Hints & Tips (obviously a lot of us have time pressures and other commitments at the moment) so I’d like to start off by thanking the RNA for letting me write this column over the past couple of

With the current situation in the country with regards Covid-19, many of us will be self-isolating, with time on our hands that we would have used for writing events, conferences, chapter meetings and classes. A

Today I’m delighted to welcome Rhea Kurien, Commissioning Editor at Aria, Head of Zeus.
 

Head of Zeus began in January 2012 and impressively won Digital Business of the Year at the British Book Awards wi

Today I’m interviewing author Jessica Redland on the blog. Welcome, Jessica. 

We are delighted that you could join us to talk about your new release. Could you tell us a little more about it?

My n

In honour of the RNAs 60th anniversary year, we have put together a special series of blog posts on various aspects of writing romance. These will feature advice and comments from some of our bestselling author

Today, I would like to welcome Amazon UK Kindle Storyteller competition finalist 2018, Audrey Harrison.

Audrey, what was the inspiration behind your book? Can you tell us a little bit about it?

Lady

Today’s book blogger interview is with Nicola Smith from the Short Book and Scribes book blog. Welcome to the RNA blog, Nicola. Why don’t you kick things off by telling us a bit about yourself?
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In honour of the RNA’s 60th Anniversary we’re interviewing some of the many volunteers who work hard behind the scenes to keep the organisation, website and blog running smoothly. Today, Catherine Lawless, a mem

MARCH 2020

Anne Holman: My Sunshine
Romance
Ulverscroft
paperback
1 March 2020

Having escaped a controlling relationship, won the lottery and given up work, Jenny is adrift at the age of twenty-nine.

Today I would like to welcome self – confessed mathematics geek, Emily Royal. Emily  grew up in Sussex, and has always had a passion for romance and alpha heroes. After graduating from Oxford University, an

This week I would like to introduce Fay Keenan. Fay was born in Surrey  and  raised in Hampshire, before moving to the West Country during the grumpy stage of her adolescence. After studying English and P

Rights Grabs

Recently there has been much made in the writing world about ‘rights grabs’ by certain magazines that publish short stories. Magazines will normally ask for all rights for a certain time, say eig

Today I’m delighted to welcome Anne Williams, winner of the RNA’s Media Star of the Year Award for 2019.

Hello and welcome, Anne. Many congratulations on being awarded Media Star of the Year in the RNA