Authors and Books: Hall of Fame
RWA's RITA Award is the highest honor in romance publishing. RITA Award winners are determined by the toughest judges in existence—an author's fellow romance authors. For an author to win more than one RITA during her career is rare. For those outstanding authors who win multiple RITAs, RWA needed a special way to honor them, so we created the RWA Hall of Fame. Upon receipt of her/his third (formerly the fourth) RITA Award in the same category, an RWA member is inducted into the RWA Hall of Fame for that category.
Romance Writers of America proudly presents our Hall of Fame members:
Julia Quinn
Regency Historical Romance
Qualifying Novels:
2007 - On the Way to the Wedding
2008 - The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever
2010 - What Happens in London
Kathleen Creighton
Contemporary Series Romance
Qualifying Novels:
1988 - In the Defense of Love
2004 - The Top Gun's Return
2009 - Danger Signals
Jodi Thomas
Short Historical Romance
Qualifying Novels:
1992 - The Tender Texan
1995 - To Tame a Texan's Heart
2006 - The Texan's Reward
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Contemporary Single Title
Qualifying Novels:
1998 - Nobody's Baby But Mine
1999 - Dream a Little Dream
2001 - First Lady
Nora Roberts
Long Contemporary Romance
Qualifying Novels:
1983 - The Heart's Victory
1984 - This Magic Moment
1985 - A Matter of Choice
1987 - One Summer
LaVyrle Spencer
Single Title Historical Romance
Qualifying Novels:
1983 - The Endearment
1984 - Hummingbird
1985 - Twice Loved
1988 - The Gamble
Nora Roberts
Romantic Suspense
Qualifying Novels:
1989 - Brazen Virtue
1992 - Night Shift
1993 - Divine Evil
1994 - Nightshade
1995 - Hidden Riches
Jo Beverley
Regency Romance
Qualifying Novels:
1992 - Emily and the Dark Angel
1993 - An Unwilling Bride
1994 - Deirdre and Don Juan
Kathleen Korbel (Eileen Dreyer)
Long Contemporary Romance
Qualifying Novels:
1990 - The Ice Cream Man
1992 - A Rose for Maggie
1995 - A Soldier's Heart
Nora Roberts
Contemporary Single Title Romance
Qualifying Novels:
1991 - Public Secrets
1994 - Private Scandals
1996 - Born in Ice
Cheryl Zach
Young Adult Romance
Qualifying Novels:
1985 - The Frog Princess
1986 - Waiting for Amanda
1996 - Runaway
Francine Rivers
Inspirational Romance
Qualifying Novels:
1995 - An Echo In the Darkness
1996 - As Sure As the Dawn
1997 - The Scarlet Thread
Jennifer Greene (Alison Hart)
Short Contemporary Series Romance
Qualifying Novels:
1990 - Night of the Hunter
1996 - Single Dad
1998 - Nobody's Princess
Justine Dare (Justine Davis/Janice Davis Smith)
Paranormal Romance
Qualifying Novels:
1991 - Angel for Hire (Justine Davis)
1995 - Lord of the Storm
1998 - Fire Hawk
