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Why Advertise in the RWR?

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The Romance Writers Report offers phenomenal exposure for your advertising dollar. Mailed 12 times yearly to more than 10,000 romance authors, aspiring writers, editors, agents, publicists and readers, the display-ad rates begin at only $100. Our readers tell us they anxiously await their monthly RWR, read it cover to cover, and then file past issues to reference again and again. If you have something to communicate to the romance-publishing community, you won’t find better value for your advertising dollar than the Romance Writers Report.

What Are the Ad Prices?

Prices on display ads are for camera-ready ads (no design required--ready to print) only.

Display Ads:

	RWA Members/Chapters	Nonmembers/Publishers
sixth-page ad	$100	$150
third-page ad	$200	$300
half-page ad	$300	$450
full-page ad	$550	$775
inside front/inside back cover (full color)	$750	$900
back cover (full color)	$850	$1,300

Classified Ads:

30 words or less............................................................$25

each additional word over 30 words ............................50¢

a box around your ad....................................................$10

How Do I Reserve an Ad?

1) Reservation & payment deadlines are as follows:

Please note that ad space fills quickly, especially cover spots. Reserve ads well in advance of the reservation deadlines.

To advertise in the	Reserve Ad Space by	Have materials in the RWA Office by
January RWR	November 5	November 10
February RWR	December 1	December 7
March RWR	January 5	January 10
April RWR	February 5	February 10
May RWR	March 5	March 10
June RWR	April 5	April 10
July RWR	May 5	May 10
August RWR	June 5	June 10
September RWR	July 1	July 7
October RWR	August 5	August 10
November RWR	September 5	September 10
December RWR	October 5	October 10

2) Contact Megan Sloane in the RWA Office to reserve your ad by the deadline(s) above for the issue(s) of your choice: 832-717-5200, Ext. 120; advertising@rwa.org.

Reservations submitted by mail or ads submitted without a prior reservation will not be accepted.

3) Ship the materials and payment to the RWA Office by the deadline (see above) at the following address: Romance Writers of America, attn: RWR Ads, 14615 Benfer Rd, Houston, TX 77069.

Or, submit the ad by e-mail to Megan at advertising@rwa.org. Please do not submit files bigger than 8 MB by e-mail.

4) How should I prepare my ad to get the best results?

To achieve the best results, please send an electronic file created at 300 dpi—at the size it will be used—in an .eps, .tif, .jpeg or high-resolution .pdf format. We do not accept ads created in any other format than as described above (i.e. Microsoft Word, Publisher, etc.)

Ads should be created to the following specs:

sixth page: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1/8 inches X 4 1/4 inches

third page vertical: . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 1/8 inches X 9 inches

third page horizontal: . . . . . . . . . . .7 inches X 3 inches

third page square box: . . . . . . . . . .4 1/2 inches X 4 1/4 inches

half page vertical: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1/2 inches X 9 inches

half page horizontal: . . . . . . . . . . . .7 inches X 4 1/4 inches

full page: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 inches X 9 inches

inside front and back covers: . . . . .7 inches X 9 inches

back cover: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 1/2 inches X 8 inches

For back cover ad, include a quarter-inch bleed on the left, right, and bottom sides of the design.

Please note: The RWR makes every effort to publish a true representation of homemade ads, however, when amateur designers are providing art on word-processing software, some blurriness may occur.

The Fine Print:

Make all checks payable to RWA. Advertising in the RWR is open to all individuals and firms. However, all advertising is accepted at the discretion of RWA. Publication of advertising does not constitute an endorsement, and RWA is not liable for any products or services advertised. Advertising material from anyone against whom an unresolved formal complaint has been filed with the professional relations committee will not be published. RWA’s liability to advertisers is limited to refunds of the advertising fees collected.