Romance Writers of America releases romance app
The Romance Writers of America has released the Novel Engagement app for readers and authors of romance fiction, reports Publishers Weekly. The app will feature a database of 5000 romance...
Valerie Parv Award finalists announced
The finalists for the 2014 Valarie Parv Award, presented by Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) for an unpublished manuscript, have been announced. This year’s finalists are: Rowena Candlish, Karina Coldrick,...
RWA ‘Ruby’ award finalists announced
The finalists for the Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) Romantic Book of the Year award, known as ‘the Ruby’, have been announced.The finalists in each category are:‘Short sexy’: What the...
SA Writers Centre to hold romance writers festival
The SA Writers Centre in Adelaide will hold a romance writers festival from 14 to 15 June. ‘Weekend Romance: A Fair to Remember’ will feature guests including Helene Young, Fiona...
Escape launches competition to name romance sub-genre
Harlequin Australia’s digital-first imprint Escape Publishing has launched a competition to name one of its romance sub-genres. ‘In the next few months, the Escape Publishing website is being updated, and...
Oz, NZ romance authors nominated for 2014 RITA Awards
A number of Australian and New Zealand authors have been nominated for the Romance Writers of America (RWA) 2014 RITA Awards.The RITA Awards, which recognise excellence in romance novels and...
Australian Romance Readers Awards 2013 winners announced
Newcomer Kylie Scott was named Favourite Australian Romance Author at the Australian Romance Readers Awards in Sydney on 22 March. Scott was selected from a shortlist of 10 authors, which included...
Shelf talk: New romantics
The first half of 2014 is all about books and series by favourite authors. JR Ward’s The King (Piatkus), book 12 of the immensely popular ‘Black Dagger Brotherhood’ series, is...
Australian Romance Readers Awards 2013 finalists announced
Historical romance author Anna Campbell is in the running to be crowned Australia’s favourite romance author for the fifth consecutive year. Campbell is one of 10 finalists in the Favourite Author category...
Seven authors offered book deals in Harlequin writing competitions
In the US, Harlequin has offered seven authors book deals as a result of its two ‘So You Think You Can Write’ competitions, reports Publishers Weekly. Tanya Wright won the...
Momentum launches romance imprint Moonlight
Pan Macmillan’s digital imprint Momentum has launched a new romance imprint and online community called Momentum Moonlight. Momentum Moonlight, which has a dedicated website, will include all of Momentum’s current...
Ruby Romantic Book of the Year 2013 winners announced
The winners of the 2013 Ruby Romantic Book of the Year awards have been announced. The winners in each category are: Long Romance The Lady Risks All (Stephanie Laurens, Avon...
Harlequin announces ebook partnership with ‘Cosmo’
Harlequin Australia has announced a partnership with Cosmopolitan magazine that will involve the publisher launching a digital romance fiction program called ‘Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin’. The partnership will...
RITA Awards 2013 winners announced
In the US, the winners of the 2013 Romance Writers of America (RWA) RITA Awards have been announced. Among the winners are Simone St. James’ The Haunting of Maddy Clare...
Ruby Romantic Book of the Year finalists announced
The finalists for the 2013 Ruby Romantic Book of the Year awards have been announced. The finalists in each category are: Long Romance Bride by Mistake (Anne Gracie, Michael Joseph)...
Young nominated for Daphne du Maurier Awards
Helene Young’s Burning Lies (Penguin) has been nominated for the Daphne du Maurier Awards in the Mainstream Mystery and Suspense category of the published division. The winners will be announced on 18 July...
Parry nominated for Daphne du Maurier Awards
Bronwyn Parry’s Dead Heat (Hachette) has been nominated for the Daphne du Maurier Awards in the Single Title Romantic Mystery/Suspense category of the published division. The winners will be announced on 18 July...
Haylee Nash joins Booktopia
Haylee Nash has joined Booktopia to manage the online bookseller’s romance sales. Nash, who started in the role on 15 April, was previously publishing manager for Harlequin Australia, where she...
Haylee Nash joins Booktopia
Haylee Nash, former publishing manager at Harlequin Australia, has joined Booktopia to manage the online bookseller’s romance sales. (See news.)
Fifty shades later: Andrea Hanke on romance publishing after the erotic fiction boom
Over the past year, Australian publishers have enjoyed a significant boost in sales for romance fiction, mostly fuelled by erotic fiction. But how long will the trend last? And what...