All About RWA

   

RWA was formed in 1991, taking as its aim "to promote excellence in romantic fiction, to help writers become published and establish careers in their writing field, and to provide continuing support for writers within the romance publishing industry."

Benefits of membership include:

  • Hearts Talk our monthly newsletter 

  • Groups ~ join or start a group in your area

  • Isolated Writers Scheme ~  If you are disadvantaged by distance, RWA will try to match you with a mentor

  • Writing Contests ~ RWA conducts a number of writing contests each year, from shorter contests to the Emerald Award for a complete romance novel manuscript.

  • Annual Conference

  • RBY (Romantic Book of the Year Award for published writers)

Membership is open to individuals who support and adhere to the purposes of RWA, and who have attained the age of majority in the state in which they reside.

For more information, check out our benefits of membership flyer (pdf format)

To join RWA:

Annual membership fees are:

1. Those residing within Australia: $82.50 

(Base fee $75.00 plus GST and postage)

2. Those residing outside Australia: $99.00  

(Base fee $75 plus postage)

All amounts are in Australian dollars.

To join us, download and print the Membership Application Form, and post it to the address on the form, along with your payment. This process normally takes 2-3 weeks as it is handled by volunteers so please be patient.

Membership Application form  *.pdf format 

If you have any questions, please email us.

RWA Membership Renewal

To renew your RWA Membership, please download this form  (.pdf format) and post it to the address on the form, along with your payment. This process normally takes 2-3 weeks as it is handled by volunteers so please be patient.

 

Contacting RWA:

Postal Address: 

Romance Writers of Australia Inc

PO Box 1236

Neutral Bay NSW 2089

Australia

 

Phone: 07 32892560                   

Email: secretary@romanceaustralia.com 

 

Member Queries members@romanceaustralia.com

Secretary: secretary@romanceaustralia.com

Hearts Talk Editor: HTeditor@romanceaustralia.com

Website Passwords: passwords@romanceaustralia.com
Other website queries: webmistress@romanceaustralia.com

 

Click the link to check out which of our Members  are published.

To check out RWA's constitution, just click here

 


 

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