Welcome to Emerald City Romance Writers

Dedicated to promoting excellence in romantic fiction by educating and inspiring romance writers

Welcome to Emerald City Romance Writers, previously known as the Greater Seattle Romance Writers of America. We're dedicated to promoting excellence in romantic fiction by helping writers become published in the romance genre and providing a place where writers — both published and unpublished — can come for growth, support, inspiration, and education.

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The membership of the Greater Seattle Romance Writers of America voted in October 2021 to disaffiliate from the national Romance Writers of America organization and to create Emerald City Romance Writers. We love welcoming new members and hope you will reach out to us with any questions you may have.

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Upcoming Events

Emerald City Romance Writers meetings are open to chapter members and guests. Since membership dues support the costs of hosting these meetings, we ask that visitors join our organization after one or two visits if they wish to continue attending.

If you would like to attend an upcoming board meeting, please contact us for arrangements.

Sat, Jul 05
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Jul 05, 2025, 9:45 AM – 3:15 PM PDT
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Please join us on July 5th as Emerald City Romance Writers welcomes bestselling author Alana Terry while she talks about The Ins and Outs of Setting up FaceBook Ads and provides realtime help for attendees with their ads.
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Sat, Aug 02
Dumas Bay Summer Writers Retreat 2025
Dumas Bay Center
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Aug 02, 2025, 10:00 AM PDT – Aug 03, 2025, 4:00 PM PDT
Dumas Bay Center, 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA 98023, USA
Join us this August 2nd and 3rd for an ECRW member writers retreat! This two day event includes meals, views, wifi, community and private writing space, and all the tea and coffee you can drink.
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Sat, Feb 07
Dumas Bay Winter Writers Retreat 2026
Dumas Bay Center
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Feb 07, 2026, 10:00 AM PST – Feb 08, 2026, 4:00 PM PST
Dumas Bay Center, 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA 98023, USA
Join us this February 7th and 8th for an ECRW member writers retreat! This two day event includes meals, views, wifi, community and private writing space, and all the tea and coffee you can drink.
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