In addition to the email loops, extra workshops and such, there's another benefit to getting "Pro" status... At nationals, members who are "Pros" get second dibs on editor/agent appointments, just behind Golden Heart finalists. My understanding is that if you haven't achieved "Pro" status, it's unlikely you will get an appointment with an editor or agent. At least this way, RWA is able to ensure that the people getting those appointments have at minimum completed a manuscript.
That having been said, it never would have occurred to me to tout my Pro status in a letter to an editor. I became a Pro for the benefits, not to have a "designation" and I think that's the way it is for most Pros.
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Pro Status
Date: 2006-04-08 03:35 pm (UTC)That having been said, it never would have occurred to me to tout my Pro status in a letter to an editor. I became a Pro for the benefits, not to have a "designation" and I think that's the way it is for most Pros.