Join us at the Northern California Romance Writers for “Small Publishing in a Big Universe” on Saturday, October 26, 2024
Join Us at Northern California Romance Writers for “Small Publishing in a Big Universe”

Join us at the Northern California Romance Writers for “Small Publishing in a Big Universe” on Saturday, October 26, 2024
Have you ever picked up a book and been unable to put it down? What made it so interesting?
Join publisher Steven Radecki at the Romancing SFF Meetup “Alternative Ways to Promote Your Books” on Saturday, August 17, 2024.
We are extending the deadline for submissions for all of the anthologies and the Dalliances short fiction program through August 31, 2024.
The word “trope” is a bad word for writers. It’s equivalent to the word “cliché” …
We are extending the deadline for submissions for all of the anthologies and the Dalliances short fiction program through July 31, 2024.
What do you look for when you read a romance? Are you looking for an escape from reality? Are you looking for a fun book to read on the beach? I look at covers to pick my books. No kidding. I look and find a cover that’s fun and quirky. That’s my first hook. But… after that? It’s game on. I want fun and tension! I want a clear beginning, middle and end. I don’t want to read a bunch of “prep” or "info dump" at the beginning where I have to learn a lot of background on where the...
We are extending the deadline for submissions for all of the anthologies and the Dalliances short fiction program through June 30, 2024.
We are looking for your stories for our “Dalliances: Good Sports” anthology of short stories where sports or athletes of any kind play a significant role in the relationship.
We are looking for your stories for our “Dalliances: For the Uniform” anthology of short stories where where military life or service plays a significant role in the relationship.