Ottawa Romance Writers
The Capital City’s home for romance writers
We promote excellence in the field of romance writing and work to advance the professional interests of romance writers. We provide continuing support for writers within the romance publishing industry. We offer networking opportunities, advocacy, dissemination of information, professional education, publications, and other activities.
Ottawa Romance Writers was created in 1985 with Jo Beverley as a founding member. In 2015 we celebrated 30 years of advancing romance writing in Ottawa.
What’s Happening
- Second Acts of Weary Warrior Women, Elizabeth F. Shearly, 18 Sept. 2024
- The Fate Date, by Clover Callahan, available, October 10 2024 on KU, eBook and Print
- A Coffee for Two, by Renée Gendron, will be released on September 17, 2024
- Critique Partners Workshop, Sunday; September 8 · 2 – 4pm EDT
- Bound to the Reaper, Ivy Marie, August 5th 2024
- Tattooed Wings & Stranger Things: A Fairy Godmother Anthology; January 30th 2024
- Strengths for Writers Masterclass with Becca Syme, Sunday, November 3 · 2 – 4pm EST
- If You Give an Artist a Killer Muse, by Laiza Millan, released July 5th, 2024.
- LIVE Meta Ads Q&A session with Matt Holmes Sunday, October 6 · 2 – 4pm
- The Foundations of a Sovereign Author with ; Michael Evans; Sunday, June 2 · 2 – 4pm EDT
- Her Castle, Her Howl, Her Pack by Elizabeth F. Shearly, 13 May 2024
- Ins and Out of Email Marketing with Holly Darling; Sunday, May 5 · 2 – 4pm EDT
- Level Up The Business of Writing from Can-Con
- Kickstarting The Red Rock Killer by Melissa Yi
- Worldbuilding through Culture with J.M. Frey Sunday, April 7 2024 · 2 – 4pm EDT
- Dragon Rogue, Jodi Kendrick, 19 March 2024
- The Dos and Don’ts of Being a Romance Novelist Sun, Mar 3, 2024 2:00 PM EST
- Bad Decisions, Ivy Marie, 23-February-2024
- Feeling Extra Crispy? with Liz Lincoln Sun, Feb 4, 2024 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
- Amid Rampant Magic, by Helga R Paxton 01-Febuary-2024
- Amid Impetuous Futures, by Helga R Paxton 30-January-2024
- Three Volleys to Love, Renée Gendron, release January 30, 2024
- Man of No House: The Draconic Chronicles Book Two – Mona Storm – 29th January 2024
- A Pentagram Of Candles and Spectres by Elizabeth F. Shearly, 12 January 2024
- Creating Social Media Content for Wizards Sun, Jan 7th, 2024 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
- Mercenary, Jodi Kendrick, 14 December 2023
- Beautiful Mistake by Laiza Millan, Released December 2023
- The Volunteer’s Suspicion by Renée Gendron- November 8, 2023.
- To Break a Dragon Bond by Elizabeth F. Shearly, 7 November 2023
- Universal Fantasy is why some authors get gobs of gushing reviews and some authors who write “way better” get crickets. Sun, Nov 5, 2023 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
- Aquatic Investigations, Jodi Kendrick, 10 October 2023
- Book Brush: Upgrade Your Author Marketing with Kathleen Sweeney Sun, Oct 1, 2023 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT