Membership Benefits

So you’re a member of Romance Writers of America. Congratulations! You’ve joined one of the biggest and most supportive group of writers around. If you’re reading this, you must be looking for a local chapter as well. You’ve definitely come to the right place.

If you’re looking for a group of friendly, dedicated writers following the same dream you are, publishing in the romance industry, RWA SVR could very well be what you’ve been looking for.

We are over 100 members strong and include writers in various stages in their careers: from the just starting out to the multi-published, to award winning and best-selling super authors.

Besides the support and comradarie of other romance writers, member benefits include:

• an electronic bi-monthly newsletter packed with writing articles and details of what’s going on with our members
• the opportunity to join our Yahoo! E-loop, an online support system where you can ask questions or announce good (or bad) news
• access to the Members Only section of the website
• monthly meetings designed to help you on the road to a career in writing romance fiction.
• access to Financial Aid. Our Perseverance Fund was established to help members in financial need who otherwise might not be able to pay their SVR annual dues. There is a similar program offered by RWA National. Visit their website for more details.
• The Charlotte Scholarship program, (named for bookseller Charlotte Brewer who passed away in 2006), has been set up to help members in good standing attend special events, such as our bi-annual retreat, readers luncheon, and soon, we’ll be offering partial scholarships to National Conference. 100% of our Fundraising (held at meetings) goes to our Scholarship fund.

We love to celebrate our members’ accomplishments. Good and bad news receive chocolate, sales receive roses and even writing THE END to a project can bring a sweet treat. Every step an SVR member takes is one we recognize and applaud.

Don’t live in Sacramento? We don’t mind! We have a number of long distance members so please don’t let location stand in your way of becoming a Rose. We strive to welcome each and every member with open arms and tons of encouragement. So stop by one of our meetings or click on the membership application to join us today!

Hope to see you soon!