An Interview With Education Officer Sonja Price

...me to show someone my work and it snowballed from there. I entered the Mslexia First Novel competition. Getting longlisted gave me the confidence to approach agents at all. At...

Book announcements

...romantic elements Romantic comedy Romantic suspense Historical Saga Regency Young Adult/Middle Grade Paranormal Fantasy Sci-Fi Other Please specify* Available as (please select)* Hardback Paperback eBook Audio book Large print Author...

RNA Conference 2018: Meet The Industry Professionals – Kate Nash

...I am always partial to romantic comedy and would like to see new themes, moving on from cupcake cafés, but still with community settings. I love sagas of all types,...

Access grants

...financial challenges. This includes people from all backgrounds and demographics. It is part of the RNA’s commitment to making the RNA the writing organisation of choice for all authors of...

Emma Cooper: Uplit

...a conventional happy ending that fixes all the flaws they have come to love. Although it may be trending, Up-lit in the sense I have described it is not new....

Mary Smith: Chick Lit Shop Blog

...am always on the hunt for the unique story. A witty title, a colorful & unique cover, a quirky blurb or premise will always catch my eye. I also love...

Celia Anderson: Behind The Scenes Of The Romantic Novel Awards

...genre and with publishing trends in general. The categories are currently the Contemporary Romantic Novel Award and the Historical Romantic Award, both sponsored by Goldsboro Books, the Debut Romantic Novel...

February 2021: Competition Monthly

...Theme: Any paranormal or supernatural theme, 1,500 – 10,000 words Prizes: US$1,500 / 2 x $300 plus publication for all. Closing date: 30 April 2021 Entry: Free Details Yeovil Novel...

Nicola Cornick – The Last Daughter

...Lovell, the wife of king Richard III’s best friend. Parallel to that is a contemporary story also dealing with disappearances. I love writing dual-time books but they are very complicated!...

Never On Saturday By Sue BaRNArd

...part-prequel, part-sequel to the original story, told from the point of view of Friar Lawrence (though he’s called Fra’ Lorenzo in this version). I’ve always found him to be a...

Ask An Industry Expert: Donna Hillyer

...It was a real pleasure to be a part of such an interesting and vibrant panel. I think it was helpful for authors to see how quickly professionals who have...

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

...“People worry about internal and external conflict. The best romances are those that have something of both types in them, but the most important element is the internal conflict because...