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
• Are you a Ukrainian refugee or permanent resident who immigrated to Canada in 2019 or later? • Are you an aspiring or published writer? (traditionally or self-published) If you answered “Yes” to both questions, please keep reading and apply if you
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
As we are starting an interview series with members of the Immigrant Writers Association (IWA) and other immigrant writers, we invited Bänoo Zan to be our first guest. Why did we choose her? Bänoo Zan is a poet, librettist, translator,
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
A year ago, thirteen brave immigrants (published and aspiring writers) co-founded the Immigrant Writers Association (IWA) as a non-profit corporation registered at the federal level. This Thursday, June 20th, 2019, we celebrate what we achieved so far!
To network or not to network? That is the question! Networking is the dilemma of most newcomers to the land of maple trees, myself included. In other countries around the globe, one’s professional network is a given. As soon as
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
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
One of the benefits of being part of a writers association: you can learn a lot from the other members! While preparing the launch of his second book, Water Entanglement, Claudiu Murgan shared valuable information with fellow writers interested to learn