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RWA, MWA And SFWA Angered By Harlequin's New Self-publishing ImprintPosted at 2:20PM Sunday 22 Nov 2009 Romance Writers of America and other writer associations yesterday spoke out against the announcement earlier this week that Author Solutions had teamed up with Harlequin to form Harlequin Horizons, a new imprint for self-published romance authors. RWA has deemed Harlequin no longer eligible for RWA-provided conference resources—meaning the publisher is not entitled to enter any award competitions. Late yesterday, Harlequin publisher and CEO Donna Hayes responded, saying the company was "surprised and dismayed" at RWA's actions, and that it would change the name of the self-publishing company from Harlequin Horizons to a designation "that will not refer to Harlequin in any way."
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