A Home for Happily Ever After Authors

From your first written words through your book marketing journey, Chicago-North Romance Writers offers career-minded romance writers a wealth of professional education, peer critiques, author-reader events and a supportive community of writers.

Headquartered in the Chicago area, membership is open to romance authors of every sub-genre from anywhere in the world.

Be our guest — attend one of our twice-monthly professional development sessions, which feature experts in writing, editing, marketing and more and discover what our members already know: Chicago-North Romance Writers is the secret sauce for success in your writing career.

Chicago Spring Fling is now accepting workshop proposals. Submission deadline is August 15, 2025. The Spring Fling Conference is April 16-18 in Chicago
A stack of book covers from a variety of CNRW authors.

Member New Releases

  • Cover of Hex in the City by Kelly Garcia with a red high-heeled shoe and a small potion bottle.
  • Cover of the book, "Cursed Confessions" by Barb Hopkins & Kelly Garcia with a dark, witchy cover and intersecting triangles.

Learn and connect with all that CNRW has to offer.

Shay Baby from Brown Book Series podcast emcees the 2025 Books in Bloom Tea and Fashion Show in a room full of guests.
Group photo of about two dozen members of the Chicago-North Romance Writers group (with a screen showing other members participating remotely)

Workshops & Critique 

Online, In-Person and Hybrid events held multiple times per month.

Special Events

Spring Fling Writing Conference and the Books in Bloom Reader Event

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Member-Only Groups

Connect with other authors in our private Facebook and Discord groups