For this reason, the Board has voted to cancel the contest for the current year.
The plan is for next years contest to celebrate 2019 and 2020 romances.
Those who had entered the 2020 contest will receive a full refund of their entry fee by Jan. 22.
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RWA did not immediately respond to EWs request for further comment on the cancelation.
Milans membership was suspended, and she was banned for life from holding a leadership position with the organization.
The sanctions came after the evaluation of an ethics complaint filed by Suzan Tisdale and Kathryn Lynn Davis.
This is unacceptable behavior.
As writers we know more than most, words have consequences.
Suede has still not addressed the petition and the numerous calls for his resignation.
RWA has largely failed to address continued pleas for transparency and decisive action.
Its considerable national resources have led many to question what could become of the funds and RWA at large.
