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Welcome to the world of romance!

We are Chapter 90 of the Romance Writers of America ^®, with over 170 members in the San Francisco Bay area. The mission of our chapter is to raise and maintain a high level of quality in romance writing in all genres, to increase public appreciation for the art of writing, and to secure respect and improved recognition for the romance writer and the romance publishing industry as a whole.

Benefits of Membership in SFA-RWA

• Featured Industry Speakers
• Monthly Newsletter
• Chapter Contests
• Writing Craft Instruction
• Thriving Online Community

Please join us at our next chapter meeting

Join us for an Informitive Chat with Avon author Beverly Jenkins
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Pyramid Alehouse, Brewery and Restaurant

Beverly Jenkins

Beverly Jenkins is an African-American historical romance writer. She and her family live in southeastern Michigan. Born in Detroit, she graduated from Cass Technical High School and attended Michigan State University where she majored in Journalism and English Literature. Ms. Jenkins has written sixteen books to date and has received numerous awards for her works, including: the Detroit Free Press Book of the Year, three Waldenbooks Best Sellers Awards; two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times Magazine; a Golden Pen Award from the Black Writer’s Guild, and in 1999, Ms Jenkins was voted one of the Top Fifty Favorite African-American writers of the 20th Century by AABLC, the nation’s largest on-line African-American book club. In May of 2002, Ms. Jenkins published her first historical novel for young adults, titled: Belle and the Beau. Her second YA, Josephine and the Soldier followed in 2003. Ms. Jenkins has been featured in many national publications, including the Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, Dallas Morning News and Vibe Magazine. She has lectured at such prestigious universities as Oberlin University; the University of Illinois; and the University of Michigan. She speaks widely on both romance and 19th century African-American history at libraries, schools and organizations including Romance Writers of America, and the Afro – American Historical and Genalogical Society. She is active in her church and community, and in November 2001 was a recipient of the YWCA Woman of Achievement Award.

Guests are always welcome.

***What's New***

2007 HEART TO HEART CONTEST WINNERS

This quarter’s mentor is Nyree Belleville aka Bella Andre! Here's a little bit about this best selling author:

After a decade in the music industry as a performer and songwriter, Nyree Belleville aka Bella Andre, attended her first San Francisco RWA meeting in January 2003. Based on a tip from another member about a new company called Ellora's Cave, she submitted 3 chapters of a brand new book to them the Sunday after the meeting. By the next week, she had her first contract with EC and published a total of four erotic novellas with them as Bella Andre. By summer of 2004 her critique partners, Jami Alden and Monica McCarty, told her to get an agent and try for New York. Jessica Faust from BookEnds Literary Agency took on her next project and sold it in three weeks to Pocket Books. Bella has sold 5 contemporary erotic romances to Pocket Books and her Bad Boys of Football series debuts June 2008 and October 2008 in trade paperback. This month she had another dream come true when her Hotshots: Men of Fire proposal went up for auction. The sexy contemporary trilogy will be her first foray into mass market paperback from Bantam Books.

Nyree's mentor contribution will be as follows:
Reading and critiquing a partial (up to 50 pages) -- no full manuscripts. If the lucky winner has a completed manuscript, she will help them craft a query letter and target agents. She'll answer any questions that may arise. And basically, she is available for any email questions that may arise. Oh, and if she doesn't have the answer (doubtful as that may be), she will ferret it out.

A mentor is raffled off the first of each quarter. Each mentorship will last three months from the time of raffle. One must be present to win. Tickets will be available at the meeting and the winner announced after the speaker. Cost of ticket: $5 each or 5 for $20. This mentorship raffle is open to anyone who is present and buys a ticket.

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