The Romance Writers of America has rescinded its Vivian Award for AT LOVE’S COMMAND by Karen Witemeyer in the Romance with Religious and Spiritual Elements category. The book opens with a scene of a US Army captain at the Wounded Knee Massacre and has been criticized for racist depictions of Indigenous people and romanticizing a tragedy. In a statement, the RWA board of directors says they learned of the winner during the award ceremony on July 31 and held an emergency meeting to discuss the award. They continued, “RWA is in full support of First Amendment rights; however, as an […]
