Media Kit

Thank you for your interest. I am available to do interviews, podcasts and live streaming events on a number of topics, including my books, writing craft, the writing process, and the romance genre.

See below for a brief bio, longer bio, book list, and contact links.

Brief bio - Romy Sommer

Romy Sommer is the author of seven contemporary romance novels published by HarperCollins London, and she has also indie-published a further eight books under her own name and a pseudonym. She founded ROSA (Romance writers Organisation of South Africa) and, through her experience as its first chairperson, discovered a love of mentoring aspiring writers which led to a new career as a writing coach. Romy lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, with two daughters, four cats and a bearded dragon.

Longer bio - Romy Sommer

South African author Romy Sommer is the author of seven contemporary romance novels published by HarperCollins London, and she has also indie-published a further eight books, under her own name and a pseudonym. Her Hollywood romance, Not a Fairy Tale, was a 2016 finalist for the Romance Writers of America® RITA Award, and her Tuscany-set romance, Last of the Summer Vines, won the ROSA 2019 Imbali Award for best Romance novel by a South African author.

Romy's passion for encouraging and growing aspiring writers led her to found ROSA (Romance writers Organisation of South Africa). Through ROSA, she began mentoring and teaching, and since 2017 she has worked full-time as a writing coach and editor, following two decades in film production, first in movies and then in television advertising.

She lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, with two precocious teens, four cats and one bearded dragon.