RoNA Award | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in romance novel |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | Romantic Novelists' Association |
First awarded | 1960 |
Website | romanticnovelistsassociation |
The Romantic Novel of the Year Award is an award for romance novels since 1960, presented by Romantic Novelists' Association, and since 2003, the novellas, also won the Love Story of the Year (now RoNA Rose Award). [1]
In 2018, awards were given to men under their own names for the first time in the organisation's 58-year history. [2]
This award recognises the best long romance novels.
This award (formerly the Love Story of the Year) recognises the best in category and shorter romance, serials in magazines are also eligible.
This award recognises the best in category for mainstream romantic novels set in the present world or society.
This award recognises the best in category for a romantic novel set pre 1960.
This award recognises the best in category for a romantic novel intended to be consistently humorous or amusing.
This award recognises the best in category for romantic novels that have a broad and sweeping scope. May be either contemporary or historical and may include time-slip.
This award recognises the best in category for a romantic novel in which the main characters are teenagers or young adults.
This award recognises the best in category for a romantic novel that may be paranormal, fantasy, science fiction, time-slip etc.
This award recognises the best romantic novel by a first-time author.
This award recognises the best in category for a romantic thriller.
This award recognises the best in category for the best romantic novel featuring saga elements of characters overcoming social adversity, usually set in the past.
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