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
“Grow Together” Anthology: Call For Submissions
On March 21, during the online kick-off meeting, the Immigrant Writers Association (IWA) announced the Call for Submissions for our Second Anthology titled Grow Together. Please find more information below and reach out to Sidharth Iyer (Project Manager of Grow Together Anthology) if you have questions.
IWA’s Secret Santa: An evening of sharing, learning and hearty laughs
The night of December 6, 2019, would be fabled for some light-hearted fun for the members and guests who attended the IWA’s festive Secret Santa gathering. The Octet had arrived at The Old Spaghetti Factory for an evening of sharing, learning and exchange
Press Release: Book Launch “Building Bridges”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/02/2019 Book Launch of “Building Bridges” The first anthology written by Immigrant Writers Association’s members Toronto, ON: Today, the Immigrant Writers Association (IWA)/Association des écrivains immigrants (AEI) announced the official book launch of “Building Bridges,” the first
We’ll be at WOTS 2019
Are you coming on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 to celebrate 30 years of THE WORDS ON THE STREET FESTIVAL in Toronto? We’ll be there at Booth #WB10, in Writers Block area (see map below) Ask us about our first anthology written
IWA’s first year in 1:44 minutes (video)
What a journey! 🙂 Check out what we’ve accomplished in our first year:
Media Release – Toronto – June 20, 2019
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!
Do you have a question? :-)
We realized that our members have tons of unanswered questions about writing and self-publishing … about the challenges they face… about book promotion and how to increase the visibility as an author… So we’ve started Just Ask! – the IWA’s newest
What we’re “cooking” :-)
You might not hear often from us, but this doesn’t mean that we’re not “cooking” something! 🙂 Some of the upcoming activities and projects we’re working on: Some of the activities are open to anyone who’s willing to participate! 🙂 Follow
Interview with Claudiu Murgan on his new book
As Claudiu Murgan is fast approaching the launch of his second book (August 18th), he was interviewed by Nina Munteanu – a Canadian ecologist and novelist of science fiction and fantasy. Claudiu is one of the IWA co-founders, and we learn