Your story deserves to be heard.
AMWASA is a registered non-profit home for Muslim women authors in South Africa: a community for growing your craft, publishing with integrity, and being read by people who understand what you write for.
Built with her in mind, and open to every writer who values that spirit.
“Every Muslim woman’s voice is a trust, and we are building the structures to help her steward it with excellence.”The AMWASA mission
Programmes, not products.
Every rand that comes in through membership, courses and books is reinvested in this work.
The AMWASA Index
Our content-vetting mark for Muslim women’s literature, formerly the Stamp of Approval. It gives readers confidence and authors credibility.
Learn moreThe membership pathway
Three stages from first idea to finished manuscript: Inklings, The Collective and the Inner Circle.
See the pathwayThe Courses Hub
Courses for writers and readers at every stage, from Start Your Book to From Reader to Trusted Beta Reader. Members learn for less.
Browse coursesBook Club Kits
Discussion guides and online read-alongs built around AMWASA titles, helping reading groups, schools and libraries engage with faith-conscious stories.
Learn moreBarfi Books
Our anthology of Muslim women’s writing. Volume 2 was launched in July 2026 at The Barfi Table, gathered in cities across South Africa and later in Jeddah and Riyadh.
Discover Barfi BooksThe AMWASA Scroll
Our online library, where readers can read selected AMWASA titles digitally.
Visit the ScrollLiterature you can trust, values you recognise.
Every book that carries the mark has been read with care, against Islamic principles and for literary quality.
- Content vettingReviewed against Islamic principles and values before it earns the mark.
- Manuscript confidentialityEvery submission handled with full discretion, as an amanah.
- Author credibilityA signal of quality that readers and distributors recognise.
- Community trustA mark worth looking for across the Muslim readership.
A pathway, not a paywall.
Membership is a journey from first draft to finished manuscript. Each stage asks a modest contribution that goes straight back into the programmes above.
Inklings
Free, always
For the writer just beginning. Starter resources, the monthly Author’s Corner email, and 15% off courses.
The Collective
R100 a month or R1,000 a year
For writers committed to consistency. The full resource library and up to 25% off courses.
The Inner Circle
R120 a month or R1,200 a year
Ten seats a year for women ready for accountability. Monthly Review Days and up to 35% off courses.
Writing is solitary. The journey need not be.
Monthly write-and-chat
A relaxed morning at a local coffee place, with a writing prompt, a little conversation and a resource from the member library. Free for members. Programme starts in 2027 in Durban. If you’re keen on hosting in your area, get in touch. Join as an Inkling to receive the details.
Join free to take partMuslimah Authors and our WhatsApp Channel
Follow our WhatsApp Channel for news of courses, books and gatherings, and find writers at every stage in the Muslimah Authors community.
Follow the ChannelReads we stand behind.
Books by the authors we distribute, chosen with care for readers who share our values. Every copy sold supports its author directly, and AMWASA’s work in turn.
Two ways to support the mission.
AMWASA does not depend on any one person’s goodwill. It runs on the support of readers, members and partners who believe Muslim women’s stories deserve lasting infrastructure.
Become a supporter
Your gift keeps the day-to-day work moving: administration, member resources and community literacy projects such as Book Club Kits. Given with sincerity, it can be a sadaqah jariyah that keeps giving long after it leaves your hands.
Monthly Supporters and Annual Patrons receive 10% off books, early access to new releases, reserved seating at our events, and the option to be named among the Friends of AMWASA.
Partner with us
For grant-makers, sponsors and organisations who would like to invest in Muslim women’s authorship in South Africa. We will gladly share our NPC documentation and an account of our work.
In time, we hope to establish a Publishing Fund to help authors with editing, design and print costs. Partners who would like to help seed it are warmly invited to speak to us.
Start a conversationYour story belongs in our community.
Whether you have a half-formed idea or a draft you are ready to finish, there is a place for you here.