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Romance Writers of America

A national trade association for career focused romance writers, advancing their business interests through networking, chapters, contests, and public advocacy for the genre.

  • www.rwa.org
  • Guild
  • TX
  • Professional and scientific society
  • Read from public sources, Jul 2026
48named by peers

Peer societies

Five societies Romance Writers of America is read alongside.

ITW

International Thriller Writers

A global fellowship of thriller authors who sharpen one another's craft, learn the business of publishing…

12 companies named

SCSBW

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

A global community and professional home for children's book writers, illustrators, and translators, offering…

2 companies named

ASJA

American Society of Journalists and Authors

The professional society for independent nonfiction writers, a community of freelancers holding standards…

AWWP

Association of Writers and Writing Programs

The membership organization for creative writers and writing programs, serving the field through its annual…

33 companies named

OWAA

Outdoor Writers Association of America

A nearly hundred year old fellowship of people whose craft is telling the story of the outdoors, holding each…

1 companies named

Who backs RWA

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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Who backs Romance Writers of America's peers, but not Romance Writers of America

Companies named publicly by at least one of Romance Writers of America's five peer societies, and not found in Romance Writers of America's reviewed public records.

CompanyITWSCSBWAWWPOWAAPeers
Amazon Literary PartnershipNamed1 of 4
Asterism BooksNamed1 of 4
Atmosphere PressMajor1 of 4
audible_logo_small.jpgNamed1 of 4
Belt PublishingSustainer1 of 4
Birds, LLCNamed1 of 4
BookBabyNamed1 of 4
Button PoetryNamed1 of 4
Coach House BooksNamed1 of 4
Finishing Line PressNamed1 of 4
forge-round-web.jpgNamed1 of 4
Friesens PublishingNamed1 of 4
Grand-Central-web.jpgNamed1 of 4
Hachette-logo-web.jpgNamed1 of 4
Hemingway PublishersNamed1 of 4
Izzy Works Social Media StudioNamed1 of 4
KAA-logo-large.jpgNamed1 of 4
level-best-books-ticker.jpgNamed1 of 4
LRA-NEW-Logo-web.jpgNamed1 of 4
Main Street Rag Publishing CompanyNamed1 of 4
MindBuck MediaSustainer1 of 4
MindBuck Media Book PublicityNamed1 of 4
minotaur2_bar.jpgNamed1 of 4
New Directions PublishingNamed1 of 4
On Press Book PrintingNamed1 of 4
OnPress PrintingNamed1 of 4
Persea BooksNamed1 of 4
pipeline-banner-med.jpgNamed1 of 4
Pitch PRNamed1 of 4
PM PressNamed1 of 4
Press 53Named1 of 4
Publishers MarketplaceNamed1 of 4
SabbaticalHomesNamed1 of 4
She Writes PressNamed1 of 4
st-martins-press_bar.pngNamed1 of 4
StoryStudio ChicagoPatron1 of 4
the future of agency | book marketing servicesNamed1 of 4
The New York Review of BooksNamed1 of 4
The Permissions Company, LLCNamed1 of 4
The phazelFOZ Company, LLCNamed1 of 4
The Rumpus and Roxane Gay BooksPremier Sponsor1 of 4
The Writing Mentors, LLCNamed1 of 4
TPG_web.jpgNamed1 of 4
UNSQ_square_web.jpgNamed1 of 4
W. Brand PublishingNamed1 of 4
W. W. Norton & CompanyNamed1 of 4
Write Bloody PublishingNamed1 of 4
Writers' Haven LLCNamed1 of 4

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The outside view

A national trade association for career focused romance writers, advancing their business interests through networking, chapters, contests, and public advocacy for the genre.

  • Consensus
  • Build
  • Inward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Guild

Where mastery is the price of belonging.

The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.

Also reads toward The League, The Village and The Movement.

Strengths

→Deep loyalty and a strong sense of belonging.
→Standards and credentials carry real weight.
→Expertise and trusted credential in the field.

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