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You’ve reached the Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal (FF&P) Chapter of the Romance Writers of America. FF&P has been a part of RWA since November 2009. The mission of FF&P is to promote excellence in romantic, futuristic, fantasy, time travel and paranormal fiction, to help writers become published in the genre, and to provide current information and continuing support to the writers in the romantic, futuristic, fantasy, time travel and paranormal industry.
As our 15th year kicks off, we have begun making strides in helping our members grow as writers and a community.
We have a great newsletter filled with informative articles and market updates, a regularly updated blog, and a website to keep you posted on the latest news in the industry including: workshops, author links, new book releases, FF&P contest information and more.
To both the published and aspiring author in our field, FF&P is an invaluable group. And as serious writers in our field, we have a critique group (on this website) and an on-line members-only forum (on the RWA website).
Members of this RWA chapter are a great group of people and always there to support their fellow writers. For information on how to join, please visit our join page.
Read more about the Romance Writers of America and our organization’s mission.
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
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Evolving Story & Character From Life – Jun 2026
$25.00Plot events, characters and the solutions to problems can lurk within the vast arena of research. Considering ideas and research similar to the chicken-and-egg conundrum, you can learn how plotting and characterization can pin-point research needs, just as research can ignite your imagination melding research and creativity into one concept. This 8-sesssion course will take you on a journey of problem-solving AND discovery.
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Wait, What?! – Writing Killer Plot Twists – Jul 2026
$25.00In A Captive Audience: Writing a Series, we will explore the benefits of writing a series. We’ll look at the importance of the Series Bible, the Central Conflict, the fictional world in which your series will be set, and the importance of establishing the central characters early.
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Bypassing the Looking Glass and Falling Straight Down the Rabbit Hole! Worlds Within Worlds: Visiting the Dimensions – Jul 2026
$25.00Instructor: Beth Daniels Start Date: Monday, July 6, 2026 End Date: Friday, July 31, 2026 Type: Group.io Duration: 4 Weeks USD Fee: FF&P Member – $20; Non-Member – $25 While giants and dwarfs are naturally occurring in the human gene pool, where the heck do dragons, leprechauns, unicorns, kraken, mermaids and mermen, sirens, medusas, and […]
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Generating Gorgeous Genre-Using Genre Elements and Tropes to Enhance Your Stories. – Jul 2026
$25.00Learn the tricks & tropes of enhancing your writing using genre. Are your genre readers adrenaline junkies, emotion junkies, intellect junkies, or landscape junkies? In Generating Gorgeous Genre, we’ll learn this and more, like: How do we use our genre elements to their best effect? How do we grab our readers and keep them riveted to every page using genre? What are the tools of genre and how do they work best for what we are writing? What are your genre’s “appeal elements” and how do I use them? How does writing a crossover work and how do we use genre to benefit it? Come join us for some genre fun with lessons, games, prompts, and freebies.
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Showing Emotion – Aug 2026
$20.00Instructor: Laurie Schnebly Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026 Type: Zoom Duration: 1 Hour USD Fee: FF&P Member – $15; Non-Member – $20 Everyone knows how important it is to show rather than tell. But when it comes to showing emotion, that can be…well, tricky. How do you keep from going over the top and making […]
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Building Worlds, Familiar & Fabulous – Aug 2026
$25.00Instructor: Tere Michaels Start Date: Monday, August 3, 2026 End Date: Friday, August 28, 2026 Type: Group.io Duration: 4 Weeks USD Fee: FF&P Member – $20; Non-Member – $25 Writing outside of the “regular world” can be daunting. How much does the reader need to know about this world? How much do your characters know […]
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