The RNA Industry Awards

Originally launched in 2015 and revamped for 2025, the annual RNA Industry Awards – the RIAs – is a highlight within the UK publishing industry and is designed to acknowledge and recognise the many professionals whose work supports and promotes the genre of romantic fiction.

Agent of the Year

A literary agent who has striven to support, mentor, nurture, and promote their authors’ careers, the genre in general, and the RNA in particular.

Criteria: In a 500-word statement, please demonstrate:

How the nominee has supported individual writers/authors
How the nominee has supported the genre
How the nominee has innovated or improved support for writers/authors or the romance genre