SMRW has 30 members from all walks of life and several states. Our membership includes attorneys, legal assistants, an archivist, an LCSW, a Psychology Professor, a medical billing specialist, a retired police officer, a variety of other occupations, and a few full-time authors. Our goal is to help all writers on their writing path, from someone who is just getting started, to those who have a full-time career in writing. Although our main focus is the romance genre, we welcome any writer.
To join the chapter you must be a member of Romance Writers of America®. Our annual dues are $25.00 a year. ($.50 electronic payment fee is applied at checkout.)
The Ellie Service Award was established in honor of our founding member Leanne Ellis in 1998. For many years we awarded this to members who went above and beyond what was expected of them when serving the chapter or the romance community.
- 2006 Erin Hudson
- 2005 Sue Carey
- 2004 Donna Wright
- 2003 Sharon Griffith
- 2002 Kerri Seaton
- 2001 Katie Lovette
- 2000 Teresa Delaney
- 1999 Deborah Ledgerwood
- 1998 Leanne Ellis
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