ISLAMIC WRITERS RESOURCES
Muslim Writers Publishing is the leading American Muslim publisher to focus its publishing efforts on producing quality Islamic Fiction books and producing accompanying educational teacher study guides to accompany the IF books. This effort is being made to provide teachers and home schooling parents with additional educational tools to use in Language Arts reading and creative writing programs for Muslim students grades 5th through 12th grades.
http://www.muslimwriterspublishing.com/news.html
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Resources for Muslim writers (mostly jobs)
http://muslimwriters.blogspot.com/
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IWA: The Islamic Writers Alliance:
The Islamic Writers Alliance is a USA based professional Muslim organization with an International membership. Membership includes Muslim women and men who are published authors, unpublished writers seeking publication, editors, illustrators, publishers, journalists, playwrights, web designers, retailers, and marketing consultants. If you are looking for a group of Muslim professionals to network with, gain resource information, and get help with promoting your work, the Islamic Writers Alliance may be exactly what you need to move forward!
http://www.islamicwritersalliance.net/home.html
Islamic Writers group:
Islamic Writers is an egroup for Muslim women only. It was created for published authors, journalists, poets, bloggers, editors, illustrators, and any other writers who enjoy writing for the sake of writing. Islamic Writers group is not a place for debating or having lengthy discussion on fiqh or politics.
The first goal of Islamic Writers is to provide information about writing, publishing, marketing and promoting quality Islamic writing. The second goal of Islamic Writers is to have a place for members to share with one another knowledge and insights about writing and publishing, and provide a support and information sharing network related to our goals.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IslamicWriters/
IWA yahoo group (need to be a member to access):
The IWA organization's goals are to promote literacy and each year the organization awards fiction and non-fiction Islamic books to Islamic school libraries. The IWA also sponsors creative writing contests to Islamic schools. The IWA sponsors a public annual poetry contest and a public annual Islamic fiction story contest. The IWA publishes a quarterly online magazine: Islamic Ink.
Membership Eligibility: Any adult Muslim (18 years and up). Members pay a $25.00 annual membership fee with full benefits.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamicwritersalliance/?yguid=114545173
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FREE/SMALL FEE PHOTOS
PUBLISHING OPTIONS:
Print on demand exhaustive list:
http://www.bookmarket.com/ondemand.htm
The cheapest/quality option, see: Create Space.com
Top 10 Islamic Magazines and Journals
1. Al-Jumuah
Al-Jumuah is a well designed monthly Islamic magazine that is written for Muslims worldwide. This leading magazine has a global readership of 100,000. Articles include Islamic scholarship, practices, contemporary issues, games, tips.
$30/year (12 issues)
http://www.aljumuah.com/
2. Islamic Horizons
Bi-monthly magazine of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).
It costs $24.00/year.
http://www.isna.net/Islamic-Horizons/pages/Islamic-Horizons.aspx
3. Azizah Mgazine
A unique publication focused on Muslim women in North America. Published quarterly in a heavy, glossy format. The magazine focuses on successful Muslim women, their experiences and their perspectives, as well as on issues facing Muslim women throughout the world.
It costs $30/year.
http://www.azizahmagazine.com/
4. Muslim Girl Magazine
Launched in 2007, this publication targets Muslim girls. Articles range from college/career choices to hijab fashion advice.
Introductory price is $19.99/ year (6 issues).
http://www.muslimgirlmagazine.com/mgmag/
5. Journal of Islamic Studies
The Journal of Islamic Studies is a multi-disciplinary publication dedicated to the scholarly study of all aspects of Islam and of the Islamic world. This is an academic journal.
It costs $88 for 3 issues/year and is available at your local/university library.
http://jis.oxfordjournals.org/
7. Islamic Voice
Monthly English newspaper published in India, but distributed worldwide for the past 15 years. Mostly includes news and commentary from the Muslim world.
http://islamicvoice.com/contactus.htm
9. Sisters Magazine
SISTERS covers a range of subjects in the areas of Inspiration, Self, Family, Community, World, Homes, Looks, Tastes and a range of reader offers and competitions. Our magazine's ethos is rooted in the Qur'an and Sunnah, according to the understanding of the Pious Predecessors, and our inspiration is Islam as a beautiful and richly rewarding way of life.
http://www.sisters-magazine.com/
10. MAGazine
Muslim American Girl magazine is seeking submissions for a unique online magazine for Muslim girls growing up in America. It was created by a 14 year old Muslimah, Shabnam M, to help young Muslimahs feel like they are not alone, that there are other young Muslimahs out there going through some of the same obstacles that young Muslims go through growing up in America.
MAGazine will give young Muslimahs an arena to showcase their creativity and share their experiences and grow to be upstanding Muslim women leaders in the future.
http://www.muslimamericangirls.com/
ISLAMIC WRITERS CONTESTS
Annual Poetry/fiction Contest
The IWA is sponsoring its Annual Poetry Contest for the year of 2010 in April, coinciding with National Poetry Month (US). The theme for this year's contest is 'ibadah', or worship. Submissions will be accepted from April 1st through April 30th 2010.
For guidelines, go to: http://www.islamicwritersalliance.net/home.html
The IWA is also planning to sponsor the annual Islamic Fiction Stories contest as well, but no definite date has yet been set for this contest.
The IWA is sponsoring its Annual Poetry Contest for the year of 2010 in April, coinciding with National Poetry Month (US). The theme for this year's contest is 'ibadah', or worship. Submissions will be accepted from April 1st through April 30th 2010.
For guidelines, go to: http://www.islamicwritersalliance.net/home.html
The IWA is also planning to sponsor the annual Islamic Fiction Stories contest as well, but no definite date has yet been set for this contest.
Stores that sell Islamic fiction
Online-Islamic-Store.com:
http://onlineislamicstore.com/islamicfiction.html
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Noorart:
http://www.noorart.com/
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Islamic Writers Alliance Opportunity:
http://www.islamicwritersalliance.net/home.html
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Mishkat publishing (a handful of original titles):
http://www.islamicfiction.com/products.html
ISLAMIC WRITERS BLOGS/SITES
FICTION CONTESTS FOR ADULTS
FICTION CONTESTS for Young adults
Find an exhaustive list here:
http://www.davidbarrkirtley.com/teenwriter/Contests.html
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