RWA Cancels 2020 RITA Awards - Publishers Weekly

This is a big mess.

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere the Panzermobile was sudden shaken by crying and screaming coming from outside. Following all the noise took our brave kitty boy to the Publishers Weekly site. There with no digging at all he found a post about the Romance Writers of America and the RITA Awards.

According to the post by John Maher, the Romance Writers of America (RWA) has announced the cancellation of the 2020 RITA Awards. The reason for the cancellation cited by the RWA was the ongoing turmoil surrounding the suspension of Courtney Milan's membership and other punishments against her. A recall of RWA President Damon Suede petition is being filed based on his involvement in Courtney Milan's punishments. For the prestige American romance writers want to become members of the RWA, so all the turmoil and arguing is taking a toll on the reputation of the organization. There are links included in the post to information about what has led up to the cancellation.

Panzer says, "The RITA Award in romance writing is like the Shamus Award in PI writing. It's like the top of the writing ladder."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Rita Awards