The bankruptcy filing, submitted on May 29, ascribed the membership drop to disputes concerning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) issues between some members of a prior R.W.A. board and others in the larger romance writing community.
Romance novels are dominating best-seller lists. Romance bookstores are multiplying. And romance writers, who often self-publish and come with a devoted fan base, are changing long-entrenched dynamics in the publishing industry.
The organization's collapse comes after internal accusations of discrimination and exclusion - systemic problems that have divided the group for decades, said Christine Larson, author of Love in the Time of Self-Publishing: How Romance Writers Changed the Rules of Writing and Success.
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