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
Goodbye Islamic Ink and Hello IWA Magazine
The IWA organization is excited and pleased to announce the publication of its online quarterly magazine: the August 2010 Edition of IWA Magazine!
To read this awesome edition and receive email notifications of future published editions go to www.iwamagazine.wordpress.com. There is an email sign up location in the right side column of the cover page.
Publishing in this new format will give readers an opportunity to comment on magazine pages and the great content in each edition. The IWA Board and membership look forward to hearing from you!
Questions? Just contact the editor at widadld@yahoo.com and type IWA Magazine in the Subject line.
Announcement
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.
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.
