RNA Awards

For fifty years, the Romantic Novelists’ Association has recognised and awarded the very best in romantic fiction. The Romantic Novel of the Year Award has always been hotly contested, attracting prominent names and the best romantic books. The Love Story of the Year Award celebrates shorter romantic fiction.

To mark the 50th Anniversary Celebrations in 2010, the RNA has opened up new opportunities to recognise the best romantic writing as part of the Pure Passion Awards. The new awards are The Romantic Comedy of the Year, The People’s Choice Award and the RNA Romantic Film of the Year.

For latest information about this year’s awards, please visit our News pages.

Each year, the RNA celebrates the best writing from among its own members with awards for both published and unpublished work. These awards are the the Joan Hessayon New Writers’ Scheme Award, the Katie Fforde Bursary and the Elizabeth Goudge Trophy.

The RNA is proud to be associated with the Harry Bowling Prize for New Writers.

The Association is also proud to be associated with libraries in promoting romantic fiction. In 2007, we joined forces with the Time To Read network of North West Libraries for a promotion called Pure Passion, which saw readers voting for their favourite romantic novel of the past ten years. The shared love of romantic fiction which was at the heart of that successful initiative continues to inspire our new Pure Passion Awards, and we welcome the involvement of libraries in our new national promotion.