All of us here at Frolic are so excited to extend our congratulations to the winners of this year’s RITA awards!
Romance Writers of America (RWA), the trade association for published and aspiring romance fiction authors, announced the winners of the 2019 RITA® Awards on Friday, July 26, at a black-tie awards ceremony at its 39th Annual Conference in New York New York.
The RITA® Award is the highest award of distinction in romance fiction and recognizes outstanding published romance novels and novellas.Â
Up to 2,000 romance novels and novellas from 13 different categories are judged each year in the RITA® competition. After the first round of judging by fellow published romance authors, the competition narrows to approximately 100 finalists. Then, final round judges, also published romance authors, select one winner in each category from among the finalists.