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RWA Proof of Serious Pursuit Form
15.1.3. Serious Pursuit with a Common Business Interest. Effective November 1, 2015, for purposes of General membership classification and to maintain voting privileges, each prospective and renewing member shall prove whether or not he or she is seriously pursuing a career in romance writing in one of the following ways:
15.1.3.1. Be a member of or meet the qualifications of either community of practice within RWA—PAN or PRO—as determined by the
requirements set forth in the Bylaws and Policy and Procedure Manual and verified by the RWA office, or
15.1.3.2. Provide a verifiable ASIN*, ISBN**, or a copy of a complete original published commercially available work of romance fiction of at least 20,000 words; or verifiable ASINs, ISBNs, or copies of multiple complete original published commercially available works
of romance fiction which combine for a total of at least 20,000 words, or
15.1.3.3. Every three years provide a digital copy of one complete original work of romance fiction of at least 20,000 words, or digital copies of multiple complete original works of romance fiction which combine for a total of at least 20,000 words, and which has/have not been provided previously for verification under this section. Said verification obligation for general membership shall be ongoing unless and until the member qualifies under provision 15.1.3.1. or 15.1.3.2.
15.1.3.1. Be a member of or meet the qualifications of either community of practice within RWA—PAN or PRO—as determined by the
requirements set forth in the Bylaws and Policy and Procedure Manual and verified by the RWA office, or
15.1.3.2. Provide a verifiable ASIN*, ISBN**, or a copy of a complete original published commercially available work of romance fiction of at least 20,000 words; or verifiable ASINs, ISBNs, or copies of multiple complete original published commercially available works
of romance fiction which combine for a total of at least 20,000 words, or
15.1.3.3. Every three years provide a digital copy of one complete original work of romance fiction of at least 20,000 words, or digital copies of multiple complete original works of romance fiction which combine for a total of at least 20,000 words, and which has/have not been provided previously for verification under this section. Said verification obligation for general membership shall be ongoing unless and until the member qualifies under provision 15.1.3.1. or 15.1.3.2.