Call For Submissions: IWA's 4th Anthology - IWA Immigrant Writers Association

The Immigrant Writers Association (IWA) publishes an annual anthology written by members. So far we’ve published:
• Building Bridges (2019)
• Grow Together (2020)
• Moving Forward (2021)

As in the previous years, the draft title of IWA’s forth anthology – Finding The Way – was selected by our Board of Directors based on the suggestions received from IWA members during the book launch of the previous anthology (Moving Forward).

FINDING THE WAY: Call For Submissions

Please find more information below and contact us if you have questions.

Overview and Deadline
What We Are Looking For
IWA & Co-Author Agreement
Ready to Join…
Why Become a Co-Author of the Finding The Way Anthology

1. Overview and Deadline

Although we consider previously published work, we encourage immigrant writers to submit a new and original work for IWA’s 2022 anthology project titled Finding The Way.

Similar to the previous three anthologies published by IWA, each chapter will be from a different co-author (written in the preferred genre).

In the IWA & Co-Author Agreement, you’ll find more details about eligibility, responsibilities, terms, and conditions, . To confirm your interest in becoming a co-author of the Finding The Way anthology, please read, sign, and initial each page of the IWA & Co-Author Agreement and send it to us by February 27, 2022. If you don’t know how to sign and initial a PDF file, you’ll find some suggestion at the end of this post.

You don’t need to have your chapter ready by February 27, 2021. The chapter submission deadline is one month from your signed agreement date.

The image has a draft book cover for the Finding The Way anthology. The final cover will be designed based on an original painting by internationally renowned artist David Kibuuka (commissioned for this book topic). His paintings are also on IWA’s 2nd and 3rd anthologies book covers.

2. What We Are Looking For

For IWA’s 2022 anthology Finding The Way we are looking for works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that reflect the writers’ perspective – as Canadian immigrants – on the anthology topic. You’re free to choose your chapter’s topic and title, as long as it fits into the Finding The Way theme.

If you need ideas as a starting point, you’ll find below a list based on the other suggestions that came from IWA members during the book launch event. Any of them could go well with IWA’s 2022 anthology theme Finding The Way:

new beginnings
destination
journey
reinventing
discovery

3. IWA & Co-Author Agreement

Download the agreement for more details about the Co-author’s responsibilities and those of IWA regarding Finding The Way anthology.
If you have questions or require further information, please contact us.

DOWNLOAD AGREEMENT

We accept the signed agreement only as PDF, JPG, or PNG files. Do not send it as a MS Word file.

4. Ready to Join…

… as a Co-author of the Finding The Way anthology project? Here are the next steps:

If you have an IWA Class A Membership in good standing:
• Send* us the signed agreement by February 27, 2022
• Begin writing your chapter.

If your IWA Class A Membership has expired:
• Send* us the signed agreement by February 27, 2022
• Begin writing your chapter
• Send us the renewal membership fee ($100) by March 20, 2022.

If you have an IWA Class B Membership:
• Send* us the signed agreement by February 27, 2022
• Begin writing your chapter
• Upgrade* to Class A Membership by March 27, 2022, to be considered for this anthology.

Not an IWA Member?
• Please fill out the Membership Application first – choose Class A Membership.
• We’ll follow up with you for the next steps.

*For Class A membership renewal or to upgrade from Class A to Class B: let us know when you send the agreement (we’ll send you an invoice and payment options).

OPTIONS to send us the signed agreement:
1) If you don’t have a scanner: Upload the agreement (PDF file) to PDF PRO > fill out the required details > sign the agreement online, add your initials on each page > save a copy of the final agreement > send it to us
2) If you have a printer: Print the file > add the required details > sign> initial all pages > take pictures with your phone of each page (make sure each image captures the full page) > send them to us.

5. Why Become a Co-Author of the Anthology Finding The Way?

▶︎ ▶︎ To increase your visibility as a writer

As you see in the image below, the IWA’s anthology lists the co-authors names on the Amazon Kindle book page, which automatically links to your own Amazon Author profile. This way, people can discover what other books you already wrote or when you’ll publish new books. If you didn’t publish any book before, you’ll have the chance to create an Amazon Author profile and claim the IWA’s anthology as a book listed in your profile (since you’re a co-author).

Even if you didn’t contribute to the other IWA’s anthologies, people care discover your work. By reading any of them and checking the IWA’s Amazon author profile, they can discover the Finding The Way anthology… and your chapter!

New opportunities to get your name out as a writer. We promote the IWA’s anthology and the Class A members’ work via social media and other channels.

▶︎ ▶︎ To learn the steps required to (self-) publish and promote a book

Since IWA is committed to support its members in their writing journey, we’re transparent about every step we take to get this anthology to the publishing line and beyond.

There will be mentoring calls with the anthology co-authors. From our experience with the previous anthologies, the process might take longer than expected, and we want to make sure we help the Finding The Way anthology to cross the publishing line by the end of 2022.

If you didn’t have a Class A membership with IWA before, you’ll receive a free copy of the book How I Launched My First Book to Top the Charts in 7 Countries: Book Marketing Strategies for a Tight Budget, to give you more details and strategies about how to launch a book successfully.

▶︎ ▶︎ To leverage the power of being part of a group of like-minded people who understand your struggles, are willing to share what they learned, support each other…

This is how your name will show on the Amazon book page: