The Islamic Writers Alliance is a United States-based professional Muslim organization with an international membership. Members include published and aspiring writers, editors, artists, publishers, journalists, playwrights, web designers, retailers, and marketing consultants. If you are looking for a group of Muslim professionals with whom to network, gain resource information, and promote literacy and education while practicing your deen, the Islamic Writers Alliance is for you! The IWA is an inclusive organization and welcomes adult Muslim men and women of all races, ethnicities, linguistic backgrounds, abilities, and creeds.
In furthering its organizational goals, the IWA regularly awards fiction and non-fiction Islamic books to Islamic school libraries and sponsors creative writing contests for Islamic schools. The IWA sponsors two annual contests open to the public: an Islamic poetry contest and an Islamic fiction story contest. The IWA also publishes the quarterly online magazine Islamic Ink.
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IWA Purpose
Purposes of the IWA include promotion of literacy world-wide, education, and promotion and support of its members.
Announcements
The Islamic Writers Alliance is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 Annual Poetry Contest.
Adult Non-IWA MemberCategory
Title of Poem - Cherry Blossom
Author - Farah Razeena Abduz-Zahir
Vancouver, BC, Canada
IWA Member Category
Title of Poem - Daddy
Author - Enith Morillo
Providence , RI, USA
Youth Category
Title of Poem - A Simple Piece of Cloth
Author - Haseena Abdur-Rahman
Prince George, VA, USA
The IWA sponsored its Annual Poetry Contest for the year of 2010 in April, as it has been in this same month in years past, coinciding with National Poetry Month (US). The theme for this year's contest is 'ibadah', or worship.
For visitors interested in reading the winning contest entries for our Annual Poetry and Islamic Fiction Stories contests from prior years, please click the following links: Poetry and Fiction Contest pages.
The IWA is also planning to sponsor the annual Islamic Fiction Stories contest as well, but no definite date has yet been set for this contest. We will keep you posted as news develops of the dates for this contest. Those interested in seeing submission guidelines for this contest please click here.
Subscribe to Islamic Ink
Islamic Ink is the free quarterly-published on-line magazine of the Islamic Writers Alliance, showcasing the talent of the IWA and giving important and interesting news updates concerning the IWA and it's membership. Subscription is available to anyone wishing to recieve the publication.
It's free – and easy – to subscribe to Islamic Ink. Just send an e-mail with the word "Subscribe" in the subject line to: magazine@islamicwritersalliance.net
Islamic Ink publishes Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter editions.
Help the IWA Promote Literature
It is easy to donate to the Islamic Writers Alliance, Inc. For more information on how to donate, please click here.
