Welcome to Emerald City Romance Writers

Dedicated to promoting excellence in romantic fiction by educating and inspiring romance writers

Welcome to Emerald City Romance Writers, previously known as the Greater Seattle Romance Writers of America. We're dedicated to promoting excellence in romantic fiction by helping writers become published in the romance genre and providing a place where writers — both published and unpublished — can come for growth, support, inspiration, and education.

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The membership of the Greater Seattle Romance Writers of America voted in October 2021 to disaffiliate from the national Romance Writers of America organization and to create Emerald City Romance Writers. We love welcoming new members and hope you will reach out to us with any questions you may have.

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Upcoming Events

Emerald City Romance Writers meetings are open to chapter members and guests. Since membership dues support the costs of hosting these meetings, we ask that visitors join our organization after one or two visits if they wish to continue attending.

Our board meetings have traditionally taken place before each general meeting, though meetings times have become more fluid due to shift to digital operations amid the coronavirus pandemic. If you would like to attend an upcoming board meeting, please contact us for arrangements.

Note: In accordance with recommendations from Seattle and King County Public Health aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, Emerald City Romance Writers monthly meetings are being held online until further notice.

Sun 12 Mar
Mary Robinette Kowal All-Day Workshop Videos
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Mar 12, 8:00 AM PDT – Apr 07, 5:00 PM PDT
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ECRW Members can get access for a limited time to the March 4th workshop with Mary Robinette Kowal. In this meeting she covered the following items: MRK’s Mice Quotient, Milieu Deep Dive, It’s a Mystery, Event Stories Deep Dive, Revision.
Thu 30 Mar
Chapter Writing Sprints & Social
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Mar 30, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
Online
Writing sprints with other authors
Sat 01 Apr
Self-Editing for Success
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Apr 01, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
Online
This presentation will cover processes, exercises, tips, and tricks for romance writers that will help them polish and tighten up their draft at any stage. This 50-minute presentation will be followed by a 10-minute Q&A.
Sat 06 May
Swords and Horses: Getting the Details Right in Worldbuilding
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May 06, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
Online
SL Huang discusses worldbuilding.