Comments on: Rainbow Romance Writers is officially part of RWA!

By: Deidre Jackson

Deidre Jackson — Sun, 03 May 2009 14:18:05 +0000

re: Fantastic news! Does this mean RWA might soon add a GLBT category to the RITAs?

While there at it, they need to add an African American category because until bookstores place AA romances on the shelves with other romances and not in the AA section it might as well be treated as a separate category as well.

By: Chicklet

Chicklet — Sat, 02 May 2009 14:39:25 +0000

Fantastic news! Does this mean RWA might soon add a GLBT category to the RITAs?

By: Dawn Montgomery

Dawn Montgomery — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:23:22 +0000

That’s great news!! Kudos to the formation team! It had to have been a lot of work to get off the ground.

By: Louisa Edwards

Louisa Edwards — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:14:54 +0000

After past kerfuffles over things like the definition of romance, I was so relieved that the RWA BOD approved the Rainbow chapter’s application. And excited for the future! This is the kind of news that makes me feel very hopeful that the world is changing for the better.

By: stephanie feagan

stephanie feagan — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:18:38 +0000

RWA as a national org doesn’t form chapters. A group of individuals apply for chapter status, provide the necessary paperwork and are then admitted as a chapter beneath the national umbrella. That’s not to say all chapters that apply will be approved. If, for instance, a group wanted to form a romantic suspense chapter, what would be the point? There is one already. Most chapters are based on region or locality, but special interest chapters are not.
I’m delighted that someone – a group of someones – chose to form a LGBT chapter. I wish them all the best.

By: Evecho

Evecho — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:58:18 +0000

Congratulations and well done.

By: SonomaLass

SonomaLass — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:49:48 +0000

Wonderful news. Nice to see RWA responding to the reality of the marketplace in this regard. I know several prospective members, to whom I will pass along this welcome news.

By: Deidre Knight

Deidre Knight — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:08:35 +0000

WOW! That’s fantastic news. I’m off to email them. :)

By: Heather Massey

Heather Massey — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:41:55 +0000

That’s really cool!

By: Nonny

Nonny — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:37:26 +0000

WOW!

About damn time!

By: sula

sula — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:45:48 +0000

Fabulous and about time!

By: JenB

JenB — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:27:15 +0000

SWEET!! Fantastic news. I’m so happy to read this. The authors on my Yahoo loop will be thrilled to hear about it too, if they haven’t already. Thanks for the heads-up!