Deadline Extended!

Remember the two writing competitions at the IWA I told you about last month? Originally, the deadline for submissions was supposed to be November 8, 2011, but it has now been extended to November 18, 2011.

Two Writing Competitions at the IWA

The Islamic Writers Alliance (IWA) is currently sponsoring two writing competitions:

Islamic Fiction Stories Contest

• Contest Theme: The writer may choose the topic/genre/theme as long as the story is Islamic fiction.
• Maximum word count: 2,500 words
• Submissions: October 15, 2011 through November 8, 2011

Essay Writing Contest 
(co-sponsored with the Zakat Foundation of America)

• Contest Theme: A Muslim’s Responsibility to Neighbors and Community
• Maximum word count: 1,200 words
• Submissions: October 15, 2011 through November 8, 2011

For each competition, there are three categories in which one can participate:

• IWA Member
• Adult Muslim (general public)
• Young Adult Muslim (ages 13-17)

The first-place winner in each category will receive $50 and a copy of the soon-to-be-published IWA cookbook, Serving Up Faith.

Poetry Contest at the IWA

The Islamic Writers Alliance (IWA) is currently holding its seventh annual Islamic poetry contest. The deadline for submitting poems is April 30, 2011, and guidelines are available here. There are three categories for submissions:

• IWA members
• Adults 18 and over who are not members of the IWA
• Youth under 18 who are not members of the IWA

Although there is no mention of a prize on the IWA website, a cash prize is usually awarded to the winner in each category. Write to the IWA for confirmation.

Islamic Fiction Contest at the IWA

The Islamic Writers Alliance (IWA) is holding its 2nd annual Islamic Fiction Contest. The competition is open to three categories of participants:

• IWA Members
• Adults – authors 18 and over who are not members of IWA
• Youth – authors between the ages of 13 and 17

According to the IWA website:

Entries may be of any genre, including but not limited to: adventure, comic, crime, detective, fantasy, family historical fiction, mystery, romance, thriller, western

Stories submitted to the competition must be received by November 10, 2010. Winning authors will be awarded cash prizes (typically $50 per winning entry but not yet confirmed for this year).

Complete guidelines are available here.

Poetry Contest at the IWA

The Islamic Writers Alliance is sponsoring its Annual Poetry Contest for the year 2010 in April, coinciding with National Poetry Month in the United States. 

The theme for this year's contest is ibadah (worship), and submissions will be accepted from April 1-30, 2010. 

Click here to read the IWA's Poetry Submission Guidelines.