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In HCRW, you'll meet new colleagues, make great friends, and connect with writers who understand the trials and triumphs of the publishing industry. Our active membership is drawn from all over North Carolina and southern Virginia—including accomplished writers in a variety of romance sub-genres.

 

Our guest speakers are knowledgeable on craft, diversity, and marketing of romance novels.

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Join us on the second Saturday

of each month from 1:00–3:00
for our monthly meetings. 
Meetings are generally held live at ECPI in Raleigh, or online via Zoom.

See the calendar for the time and location of our upcoming classes and workshops!

 

General meetings are free
for chapter members,

$12.50 for nonmembers.

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Community Members

 

Beginning your journey as a romance writer? Author with several books under your belt? Independent, traditionally, or hybrid published? HCRW has something to offer you!

 

Prospective members are encouraged to visit us for one free meeting before joining our group of active and accomplished writers—We look forward to seeing you!

 

Member benefits

HCRW is proud to present the following online classes, monthly meeting workshops, and conferences.

CLASSES & EVENTS

Classes
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ABOUT HCRW

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Heart of Carolina Romance Writers is a non-profit organization. Our goal is to stimulate interest, inform and educate aspiring—as well as published—writers and to bring together authors, editors, agents, and other related professionals for the mutual benefit of all.

 

Our purpose is to:

  • PROMOTE romance writing by supporting our published writers.

  • ADVISE, encourage and educate our aspiring writers.

  • PROVIDE accurate information about the romance genre to the media.

MEET OUR AUTHORS

NANCY LEE BADGER

Paranormal, Historical Romance

LAURA BROWNING

Contemporary Romance

M.C. BUNN

Victorian, Historical Romance

BROOKE CAMPBELL

LGBTQ+ Paranormal Romance

SUSAN CHAPEK

Paranormal Fantasy, Romance Retellings

ANDREA DAVID

Regency Romance

MERLE FINCH

Mystery, Paranormal Romance

LORI HAYES

Small Town Women's Fiction

SHERRI L. HOLLISTER

Small Town Romantic Suspense

 

CYNTHIA LURHS

Historical Fiction, Time Travel Romance

JOANNA McKETHAN

Southern Gothic Romance

BECCA MONROE

Romantic Suspense

VICTORIA PINDER

Contemporary Romance

MAGGIE PRESTON

Contemporary Romance

LESLIE RAY

Contemporary Romance


JO-ANN ROBERTS

Historical Romance

DAVIDA ANN SAMENSKI

Historical Romance

LaVERNE St. GEORGE 

Sweet Romance

DONNA STEELE

Paranormal, Contemporary Romance

 

LINDA TIFFIN

Contemporary Romance

ANN M. TRADER

Historical and Contemporary Romance


SARINA WILDE

Erotic Romance

If you're a current HCRW author in good standing and would like to be included on this list, contact the webmaster. Include your pen name, website URL, and no more than 2 romance sub-genres that you write in.

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