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The Islamic Writers Alliance is an international, professional organization for Muslims involved in the literary arts -- published and aspiring authors, novelists, poets, essayists, publishers, editors, translators, illustrators, journalists, spoken word artists, bloggers, and playwrights. We support one another in our goals as writers, whether it be honing our craft, seeking publication opportunities, or promoting our published works to both the Muslim and non-Muslim world. We are dedicated to writing about, presenting, and supporting positive Islamic fiction and non-fiction reading materials, in all genres, for all ages.

The IWA is an inclusive organization and welcomes Muslim men and women of all races, ethnicities, linguistic backgrounds, abilities, and creeds. Welcome to our blog.


Sunday, May 4, 2008

IWA Poetry Competition in Progress!

The IWA's 4th annual poetry competition is in progress!


IWA 4th Annual Poetry Contest
Theme: Iman

All writers must submit poems that fall within the theme of "Iman." Poets must submit name, address, emailing address, age if under 16, title of poem and category. The categories are:

Youth to age 16
Adult Men & Women
IWA Member

The deadline for submissions has been extended to May 15, 2008. Poems may only be submitted by email. Poems with inappropriate language or not within the theme will be automatically disqualified.

Poems may be any style and must be between 2 and 100 lines long. Poems should be submitted to poetrycontest@islamicwritersalliance.net.

Qualifying poems will be placed on a special poll for our FIRST EVER Polled Judging. IWA Members will vote and choose the winning poems for each category.

PRIZES for 1st Place Winner in Each Category: $50!!

Don't Delay: Visit the IWA website for more details about the competition. You don't have to be a member of the IWA to submit a poem for consideration.
Posted by Islamic Writers Alliance at 4:39 AM
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