Sharon Whitehouse – Finalist In The Library Or Librarian Of The Year Category

...passionate about the library service, ensuring all library customers have an excellent library experience. She particularly enjoys organising library events and has arranged numerous author talks, ghost story evenings, local...

Mandy Baggot: Desperately Seeking Summer

...a romance author was chats over the garden wall between her father, Godfrey, and Mrs Cooper from the neighbouring village of Bisley. It came as quite a surprise in later...

RNA 60th Anniversary – How To Write Romance – Conflict/emotion/tension!

...sometimes when opposites attract the sparks can fly. Thinking wrong of a fellow character can throw up problems that need to be overcome before a couple can fall in love....

RNA Industry Awards: Finalists For The Inclusion Award 2023

...publishing across the genres of women’s fiction, from romance to sagas and romcoms, as well as crime and thrillers and historical fiction. It was founded in 2018 and acquired by...

#IndieApril Author Spotlight: Liz Harris

...alone, though, I submitted a novel to a different publisher, whom I’d heard was excellent, and I was given an editor and looked set to sign with them. Then Covid...

Ask An Industry Expert: Laura Mayers

...of a trend towards digital and this has been especially relevant during the Covid pandemic, when most physical libraries were closed but still able to offer online content through our...

Annemarie Brear – The Market Stall Girl

...really like exploring. Writing historical I have to be careful not to use modern names. Sometimes that doesn’t give me a huge scope as so many men were called, John,...

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...and tips to workshops and online learning courses, the RNA offers a wealth of advice and learning opportunities for members and non-members alike. Read more Let us be part of...

The Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Award:

...win in 2017 for Max Seventeen in the Fanatasy/Paranormal category. Blurb: Molly Higgins never expected to be caught up in a murder investigation. All she’d hoped for this year was...

Jill Barry – The House Sitter

...wiles to put off potential purchasers, while displaying a loyal, caring attitude towards the vendors. How did you decide on the names for your characters? I enjoy naming characters. Sometimes...

RNA Industry Awards: Finalists For Editor Of The Year 2023

...my entire career in the book industry and over the years have been lucky enough to collaborate with the leadership team on many exciting and industry-first projects, but the greatest...

April 2018: Competition Monthly

...of making sure I follow all the rules of a competition, is to print them up. I read them several times then underline them if they’re all in one paragraph....