Romantic Novelists' Association
Welcome to the RNA website
Welcome to the Romantic Novelists' Association web site. We hope you enjoy clicking through the various pages of information about us and about the romantic fiction we love to read and write. Perhaps you, like our members, are a writer as well as a reader.

Romantic fiction is the best selling, most widely read type of fiction, universally enjoyed because everyone knows something about love.

If you write or work with books and want to join us, we welcome published and unpublished writers, agents and editors, and other people involved in publishing or connected to books.

President - Diane Pearson
New site launched!
The RNA site has been completely updated and refreshed. New features include event listings, meeting reports, website searching, and centralised author details.

If you are a published member of the RNA and would like your website added, or if anything you do/have done for the RNA has not been put on your profile (if you have one), please contact Jan Jones.

If you have any problems viewing this site, please send as full a report as possible to the webmaster.

Recent News:

The 5th Women's Fiction Festival
12th August, 2008
The Women's Fiction Festival is a writers' conference with a difference offering an exclusive view into the international world of publishing.

Uniquely, the Festival also offers a chance for writers to meet editors and agents to chat about their work over a drink. Individual and group appointments to discuss books, markets and trends are available in the most amenable and relaxing setting possible.

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Giselle Green wins 2008 Joan Hessayon Award
18th May, 2008
Pandora's Box by Giselle Green (published by Avon), has been announced as the Romantic Novelists' Association NWS winner for 2008.

Click here for a full report of the Summer Party
Joan Hessayon contenders 2008
27th April, 2008
The list of contenders for the 2008 Joan Hessayon Award can be found here.

Book your Summer Party tickets now!
Romance Prize 2009 Now Accepting Entries
24th March, 2008
Rules and entry form for the Romance Prize 2009 are now up on the website. Please
note that the qualifying dates for the Romance Prize only have been changed.

Download Entry Rules (Microsoft Word format)
Download Entry Form (Microsoft Word format)
Pure Passion winner announced
18th March, 2008
Christina Jones wins the Pure Passion award

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Valentine's Day Romantic Hero Poll
14th February, 2008
Johnny Depp and Pierce Brosnan make Romantic Novelists' hearts throb

Members of the Romantic Novelists' Association have voted Johnny Depp as the Number One Perfect Romantic Hero in a poll to mark Valentine's Day.

A second poll, taken by members of the RNA admitting to being over a certain age, voted for male celebrities over fifty who've 'still got it'. Remarkable for his appearance on both polls, Pierce Brosnan took the crown for the over fifties by a huge margin.

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Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2008 Winner Announced!
5th February, 2008
The winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2008 is Freya North!

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Romance Prize 2008 Winner Announced!
5th February, 2008
The winner of the Romance Prize 2008 is Kate Hardy!

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RNA Romance Prize 2008 Shortlist Announced!
17th January, 2008
The shortlist for the award has been announced!

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Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2008 Shortlist Announced!
17th December, 2007
The shortlist for the award has been announced!

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Pure Passion Voting Open
15th September, 2007
Voting is now open on the Pure Passion shortlist.


Pure Passion is a romantic fiction promotion coordinated by the North West Libraries' Reader Development partnership 'Time To Read', in partnership with the Romantic Novelists' Association and sponsored by Bertrams Books.

Visit their site to vote

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