CategoryAnnouncements

General announcements from Romance Sparks Joy.

Readers to RWA

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The following letter was emailed to Mr. Suede and Mses. Alward, Dixon, McMurry, Rhys Barnes, and Ryan on December 30, 2019 at 12:43 p.m. EST from Romance Sparks Joy on behalf of a Group of Concerned Romance Readers . A hard copy of the letter is to follow. Mr. Suede and Mses. Alward, Dixon, McMurry, Rhys Barnes, and Ryan: The Romance Writers of America “works to support the efforts of its members...

Authors to RWA

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The following letter was emailed to Mr. Suede and Mses. Alward, Dixon, McMurry, Rhys Barnes, and Ryan on December 30, 2019 at 1:41 p.m. EST from Romance Sparks Joy on behalf of a Group of Concerned Authors Judging and Entered in the RITA Awards. A hard copy of the letter is to follow. Dear Mr. Suede and Mses. Alward, Dixon, McMurry, Rhys Barnes, and Ryan: We are a group of individuals with...

Reviewers to RWA

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The following letter was emailed to Mr. Suede and Mses. Alward, Dixon, McMurry, Rhys Barnes, and Ryan on December 30, 2019 at 1:56 p.m. EST from Romance Sparks Joy on behalf of a Group of Concerned Volunteer Judges for the RITA Awards. A hard copy of the letter is to follow. Dear Mr. Suede and Mses. Alward, Dixon, McMurry, Rhys Barnes, and Ryan: We are people who find great joy in the act of...

Romance Report
November 11-17, 2019

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One day in Romancelandia lasts approximately 1.3 Earth years. Now imagine a week. To help you keep up, we’ve gone through the tweets about last week’s highs (and lows) of representation in romance to bring you our Weekly Romance Update. These tweets are from or about issues affecting BIPOC, LGBTQIAP+, and/or otherwise underrepresented writers, reviewers, and list curators. If...

Romance Report
November 4-10, 2019

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One day in Romancelandia lasts approximately 1.3 Earth years. Now imagine a week. To help you keep up, we’ve gone through the tweets about last week’s highs (and lows) of representation in romance to bring you our Weekly Romance Update. These tweets are from or about issues affecting BIPOC, LGBTQIAP+, and/or otherwise underrepresented writers, reviewers, and list curators. If...