Update:
Carolyn Jewel, the president of the Romance Writers of America’s board of directors, resigned on Thursday evening following outcry over the group’s suspension of the romance writer Courtney Milan.
“The past several days have been an upsetting and tumultuous time for Romance Writers of America, our members, and the romance community as a whole,” RWA said in a message to the group’s members provided to TheWrap. “Our members and many in the romance community have seen cause to doubt our integrity and our ability to provide that open and safe environment. This is unacceptable and horrifying to us, as it is so extremely counter to what we stand for.