The Romance Writers of America cancelled their upcoming awards, the 2020 RITAs, in response to the recent ethics controversy that resulted in the resignation of nine board members. RWA wrote in a statement, “Due to recent events in RWA, many in the romance community have lost faith in RWA’s ability to administer the 2020 RITA contest fairly, causing numerous judges and entrants to cancel their participation. The contest will not reflect the breadth and diversity of 2019 romance novels/novellas and thus will not be able to fulfill its purpose of recognizing excellence in the genre.” RWA plans to resume the […]
