Yes, Karen, there is racism in romance: M. Jane Colette’s formal-gone-uninhibited CaRWA & RWA Resignation Letter

Below is my formal resignation letter from the Board and Membership of the Calgary Association of Romance Writers of America (CaRWA), embedded in which is my intent of resignation from the national Romance Writers of America (RWA) organization. For context,

“You’re welcome here. So long as you don’t remind us, too often, ever, that you’re not one of us.”

Almost a month has passed since the national leadership of the Romance Writers of America punished Chinese American author Courtney Milan for calling, on Twitter, a white author’s book “a fucking racist mess.” The resulting outrage in Romancelandia, the peeling

When Words Collide 2018: Panel and Workshop Materials Up

Hello, kittens, I’m still recovering from When Words Collide 2018, but I’ve put together the slide decks and extra notes for panel attendees, and you can have a peek at them too if you like. The REAL Diversity Panel When

When Words Collide: The ‘little’ yyc reader + writer festival that could change your life

I can’t believe it’s only been one year. Wait. That’s not quite how I was going to start this. I was going to choose one of my highlight moments from When Words Collide 2017—Calgary’s amazing reader and writer con that