Joining the Association

The RNA welcomes new members. Membership benefits include:

  • Regular meetings and social events
  • The annual conference
  • Our quarterly magazine Romance Matters
  • Membership of our chapters and online discussion group
  • The opportunity to promote your work on the RNA blog
  • The chance to network with fellow writers, agents and publishers
  • Group membership of London’s New Cavendish Club

If you are a published author of romantic novels, or an agent, editor or publisher, you can join as a Full or Associate Member.

Writers who have not yet had a full length novel or serial published can join under the New Writers’ Scheme. PLEASE NOTE: The New Writers’ Scheme is now full for 2012 and no further applications can be accepted.

 

It's a fact

In 2007, romantic novels represented 22% of all adult fiction purchased, with crime getting 20% of the share followed by adventure/thriller with 14.5%. General popular fiction accounted for 26%.