Finalists: The Romantic Saga Award 2024

Congratulations to all the finalists in the Romantic Saga category! This category is for novels predominantly set in the past (pre-1970), usually featuring characters overcoming social pressures or hardships alongside...

Historical Romantic Novel Award Category

...Cornish cove in summer to the war-torn beaches of Normandy, this is an epic and emotional story about love, friendship and faith. ADDITIONAL MEDIA INFORMATION ABOUT MELANIE HUDSON In my...

Ann Evans: Hints & Tips For New Writers #5

Writers are always being told to ‘write about what you know’. But I’ve always thought that if we stuck too rigidly to that idea, we’d never write anything. I’m more...

Interview with Graham Ley

...abduction. But I also tread the streets of Hatherleigh and Okehampton in Devon, locating the old coaching inns, along with the twisting lanes and the villages. Buildings matter a great...

RNA Industry Awards: Finalists For The Inclusion Award 2023

...readers with quality, accessible and page-turning fiction, with a particular focus on publishing underrepresented voices in commercial genres. In 2023 alone they have published a US-set LGBTQIA romcom, two uplifting...

#IndieApril Author Spotlight: Liz Harris

...I also have an excellent professional editor. The third thing is that the novels I wrote a few years ago still see the light of day. When a book is...

Ask An Industry Expert: Laura Mayers

...face of the vital importance of books, in whatever format, for all those readers stuck at home? Although libraries were closed for a lot of 2020 and also the beginning...

Annemarie Brear – The Market Stall Girl

...who can!). I write as the story flows – beginning to end and I don’t plot in advance. I don’t always know what is going to happen and that’s the...

Podcasts For Writers

...book market. An interesting podcast for both indie and trad published authors alike. All the Kissing https://allthekissing.com/podcastatk/ By romance writers, for romance writers, this podcast covers various aspects of writing,...

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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:

...draw on local myths, history and ghost stories for my inspiration. The Forgotten Sister is based on the real-life historical mystery of the death of Amy Robsart, wife of Robert...

Adrienne Chinn – The English Wife

...spring is also iceberg season in Newfoundland, and icebergs and whales were easy to spot all along the coast. What advice would you give to aspiring authors? Believe in yourself....