2010 Islamic Writers Alliance Poetry Contest Winners Announced

25 July 2010
2010 Islamic Writers Alliance Poetry Contest Winners Announced
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.

More information here.
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