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.
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.
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.
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
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