The Dallas Area Romance Authors (DARA) is chapter 56 of Romance Writers of America. We are a non-profit, voluntary association of writers dedicated to raising and maintaining quality in the romance genre and its sub-genres. DARA works to accomplish this through advocating high professional standards and through the dissemination of information on writing and the publishing industry.
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Everyone is welcome at DARA.
Together we will pursue our personal publishing happily-ever-afters.
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You can email us at info@dallasarearomanceauthors.com
Our Mailing Address
P.O. Box 833092
Richardson, TX 75083-3092
HISTORY OF DARA
On Thursday, July 23, 1987, a group of twelve interested people met to consider forming a new writers group. After a brief discussion, all present were in agreement that a new group would be well received by local authors and that it should be a chapter of the national organization, Romance Writers of America. The first meeting was held in the French Room of the Crystal Palace Pizza Restaurant in August, and dues were set at $12/year. In the November newsletter that year, "The Rogue" as it was called then, featured an article about "Word Processing for Paupers" that included the line: "Word processing is a miracle. You can CHANGE things WITHOUT STARTING OVER."
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DARA has changed a lot since 1987 -- But our core goals haven't. As our first president wrote: There was a desire to create a convenient, professional organization for published and aspiring writers to gather, to learn, to get and give support. That's why DARA is still together all these years later.
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2026 Board & Volunteers​​​
President: Michelle Miles
President-Elect: Janet Leigh
Treasurer: Donna McGoldrick
Secretary: Lisa Fenley
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Program Coordinator: Jennifer August
Membership: Amanda Reid
Website: Donna McGoldrick
Rose Presentation: Michelle Miles
PAN Liaison: TBA
PRO Liaison: TBA
Board members can be contacted at: info@dallasarearomanceauthors.com