Alison May – Finalist In The Indie Editor Of The Year Category

...editing she can be found procrastinating from her own writing and teaching creative writing for the Open University. She commented, ‘I’m thrilled, and stunned, to be shortlisted for this award....

The Lumberjills – Mick Arnold

...the late, great author’s works, but Terry’s books opened my eyes and my mind and I still regularly come back to one of his books if I need to read...

Sally Malcolm: Austen With A Twist

...(and radical) way—by committing to being true to themselves.” This was my jumping off point when reimagining Persuasion and it’s an opinion shared by Megan Reddaway, author of Out, Proud...

Liam Livings On Old Traumas Returning

...we felt before comes back to the surface. Many years ago, while I was travelling in London on the tube late one Sunday night, I was sitting alone on a...

Full membership

...work fit?* Contemporary Commercial women’s fiction with romantic elements Romantic comedy Romantic suspense Historical Saga Regency Young Adult/Middle Grade Paranormal Fantasy Sci-Fi Commitment to romantic fiction Please provide evidence of...

Kate Nash – Finalist In The Agent Of The Year Category

...to rom coms – are highly commercial. Kate has a degree in History from the University of York and later garnered two undergraduate modules in Creative Writing and Literature from...

Refund Policy

...a strictly first-come basis. The option to pay in instalments is open to Members only. If the instalment plan is not completed, the place will be forfeit, and instalments paid...

Friend of the RNA

...Respect and support RNA volunteers and those in leadership positions 7. Adhere to the RNA’s Procurement Policy 8. Address any complaints/disputes via the RNA’s Complaints Procedure I have read the...

Sara-Jade Virtue – Finalist In The Publisher And/or Editor Of The Year Category

...the Brand Director for the Simon & Schuster (S&S) women’s fiction community Books and the City, which launched on Valentine’s Day 2011, and works across the commercial women’s fiction list,...

Awards

...to have come through the RNA’s New Writers’ Scheme in the previous year. The Joan Hessayon Award for New Writers Elizabeth Goudge Trophy The coveted Elizabeth Goudge trophy is presented...

Industry Awards

...and recognise the many professionals whose work supports and promotes the genre of romantic fiction. Find out more Closed for nominations The Industry Awards are not currently open for nominations....

Gallery

The Elizabeth Goudge Trophy The RNA’s Elizabeth Goudge Trophy is awarded every year at the RNA conference for the best opening chapter of an unpublished novel or short story, on...