Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Islamic Writers Alliance: Poetry and Short Story Contests Begin Today!


IWA CONTEST!

This Year EVERYBODY Can Write!

Announcing the Islamic Writers Alliance
5th Annual Poetry Contest

ALSO NEW THIS YEAR:
The Islamic Writers Alliance Short Story Contest!

Both contests begin April 1, 2009 to midnight April 30, 2009 Pacific time

~Both Contests have CASH prizes~

The THEME for both contests is Open so whether you are a poet or a writer or a combination of both, there is an opportunity this year to write what you believe is a winning poem or short story and show the world you believe in what you write.

"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart." ~William Wordsworth

CLICK HERE for SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

2 comments:

American Muslima Writer said...

YAY I'm sooo excited! remeber Last year I missed it!! ARG! I will notmiss it this year...

hehhe maybe it's a lucky sign ;) that it starts on my birthday :D
my quarter cenury mark at that.

Hmm did they show what last year's wining poem and story were?
I wil have to check it out more insha'Allah... Oooh the poems to write! oooh the stories to tell!

*hunts for lucky pen...*

Aww did you have to broadcast this? I don't want competion.... hehehe

Safiyyah said...

Salaams AMW:

If you go to our site at http://www.islamicwritersalliance.net and scroll down to almost the bottom of the opening page, you will see which poems won last year.

May Allah (swt) guide your pen as you write your entry/Ameen!

I will say dua that you are one of the winners!

Also, please help us to advertise the contest (anyone else can, too). You can link back here or link to our site for the details.