Romance Writer Group Is Bankrupt After DEI Fight Decimates Ranks

A professional organization for romance authors filed bankruptcy, blaming the high cost of its annual conference and a membership crisis triggered by the suspension of a prominent writer who accused another member of allegedly using racist stereotypes in her book.

Romance Writers of America Inc. filed Chapter 11 on Wednesday saying it lost thousands of members in recent years and can’t cover expenses related to keynote conferences it planned to hold at Marriott hotels in Philadelphia and Austin.

The nonprofit trade association said it already has a plan to get out of bankruptcy and intends to distribute its disposable income ...