Do you often experience a whirlwind of emotions, ranging from excitement and anticipation to uncertainty, and homesickness? While Canada is renowned for its welcoming culture, the challenges newcomers face during the first years make them often feel lonely, not understood, longing
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
Words on the Street Festival Mark your calendar for May 27th and the 28th. Visit the IWA booth taking place at the Queen’s Part Crescent. Festival programming will include featured authors, panel discussions, and readings across multiple stages:
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)• Finding the Way (2022) As in the previous years, the draft title of IWA’s fifth anthology – Reborn With
IWA was present again with a booth at The Word On The Street Toronto (WOTS) festival, June 11-12, which is considered the biggest book and magazine festival in Canada. What a great experience! We’ll let two IWA members (who represented
After we gathered the 15 chapters in the Grow Together manuscript, we became curious about how a non-immigrant will perceive the content of this book. We’re honoured and grateful that Audie McCarthy – President & CEO of Mohawk College Enterprise
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
On March 12, 2020, I had the pleasure of representing IWA at the event “Career Advancement for Women – Communicating Your Competencies”, organized by the TRIEC PINs Women’s Working Group. This event was originally planned as an in-person workshop at
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,
On December 14th, the Immigrant Writers Association (IWA) participated at the Winter Fest 2019 organized by the Toronto North Local Immigration Partnership (TNLIP). We showcased IWA’s anthology, books by several members, and each of them got attention. We’ll let the