Join us for a celebration of immigrant voices! You’re invited to attend the IWA’s 7th Annual General Meeting and the unveiling of our latest anthology written by members: Old Roots, New Shoots. This captivating collection of stories, poems, and essays
IWA at Word On The Street Festival 2022
After two years, The Word On The Street Toronto Festival (WOTS) – the biggest book and magazine festival in Canada – returns outdoors in Toronto, June 11 and 12, on the Queen’s Park Crescent (from Bloor to Wellesley Street). The
12 Tasks for Book Launch Promotion
Claudiu Murgan, SF author and IWA member, is launching his third book Crystal Cloud on August 25, 7:00-8:00 PM EST. This will be an online book launch, and Claudiu puts a lot of effort into preparing and making it an informative
Book Launch: The Ecology of Story
Nina Munteanu, who generously offered IWA members a series of 10 workshops on writing and publishing, is launching a new book on July 4th and invites us all! Congrats, Nina! She covered a few aspects of her new book in
Used and Abused Words Part 1: Literally
Literal: Taking words in their usual or primary sense without metaphor or allegory; following the letter, text or exact word; so called without exaggeration. (Oxford Canadian Dictionary, Second Edition) Has anyone ever told you they were literally scared to death
Members share learnt lessons
Andreea Demirgian, children’s book author, broadcast journalist, and one of IWA’s co-founders launched her bilingual book I Wish I Were a Unicorn! Here she is sharing the six lessons she has learnt while enchanting the readers of all ages. We are
Immigrant Writers’ Manifesto by Bänoo Zan
The Immigrant Writers Association (IWA) had the honour to welcome Bänoo Zan as a guest speaker at the first Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at Toronto City Hall on September 22, 2018. A modest and bright human being, Bänoo delighted us with
”Keep trying! Keep your voice intact!”
”Keep trying! Keep your voice intact!” This is my take away from the recent interview Nina Munteanu gave to Andreea Demirgian, both accomplished authors and members of the Immigrant Writers Association. Andreea Demirgian is a children’s books author, published in
Is it one word or two?
Watch out for these six words that have drastically different meanings when split in two. 1. Everyday vs every day Here’s an everyday word that I see used inappropriately every day. “Everyday” can refer to something that happens Monday to
How Canadian is your English?
Grammar, eh?! is a new IWA initiative meant to help writers improve their knowledge of English and English grammar. We aim to publish biweekly an article on this topic, written by the IWA member Christina Friend, who is a writer, editor and