Announcing the Muslimah Writers Alliance
First Annual People's Choice Poetry
Competition and Blog

Muslimah Writers Alliance (MWA) is sponsoring this
premier event to support creativity and fun with writing
in recognition of National Poetry Month.
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MUSLIMAH WRITERS ALLIANCE
...turning aspirations into reality
Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) April 1, 2006 -- The Muslimah Writers Alliance First Annual People's
Choice Poetry Competition, held in conjunction with National Poetry Month, April 1-30, is open to all
styles of poetry written by anyone age 12 and up.

To enter your poetry in MWA's First Annual People's Choice Poetry Competition, please be sure to
include contact information when emailing your entries to: PoetryContest at
MuslimahWritersAlliance.com. Limit: 3 entries per person. There is no fee for entering this competition.
Copyright remains with authors and will be indicated at the bottom of each entry.

All approved entries will be uploaded to the MWA contest blog. After uploading, each entrant will
receive by return email a direct link to their poem for sharing with friends.

"At MWA we are really excited about this event, because the winners will be chosen by you, the
people," stated MWA Founder and Director, Aishah Schwartz.

The poetry contest blog is set up to receive comments (votes), however, only registered blogger users
will be able to vote via the blog in order to deflect duplication of votes. Email votes can be sent to
poetrycontest at muslimahwritersalliance.com.

To vote via the poetry contest blog, find the comment link displayed at the bottom of each poem.
When commenting (voting) on entries, please leave your Poem Rating. Each poem is rated on a scale
of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest. Any comment/vote that does not specifically include a rating will not
be counted as a vote.

Deadline for Submissions: April 25, 2006. Contest 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be announced
and winning entries posted May 1, 2006, Insha'Allah. (Prizes to be announced, subscribe to contest
blog for updates.)

Submit your entry today and don't forget to share the blog link
(http://www.mwapeopleschoice.blogspot.com) with your friends, insha'Allah.

Permission granted to circulate freely and widely, insha'Allah.

Established in 2006, MWA's mission is to inspire Muslim women to collaborate with one another for the
common good of the Muslim Ummah, and to be of support to one another in fulfilling their aspirations
to become established writers. Applying Islamic principles, boundless enthusiasm, experience, and
resourcefulness to every project embraced, MWA members are dedicated to one another's success.

To learn more about Muslimah Writers Alliance visit:
http://www.muslimahwritersalliance.com

To Join Muslimah Writers Alliance visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Muslimah_Writers_Alliance

Visit The Academy of American Poets at http://www.poets.org

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Contact:
Aishah Schwartz
Founder & Director
Muslimah Writers Alliance
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