is a network of authors, publishers, artists and community members including readers and arts enthusiasts dedicated to making sure our writers and artists are published, read, seen and heard.
We provide workshops, seminars and conferences designed to improve skills, promote literacy, increase knowledge and enhance career opportunities, with an emphasis on mentoring youth and students. We offer scholarships to emerging writers and artists. We keep members informed through our quarterly newsletter and Web site.

IBWALA is proud to partner with the UCLA Extension Department of the Arts on Artsday LA, a focused, day-long educational experience to be held on the UCLA campus on Saturday, March 8 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free and open to the public. Click here for more info or visit  www.artsdayla.org.