Kweli Journal

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Website: 
https://kwelijournal.org
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry, Young Adult
Representative Authors: 
Jeffery Renard Allen, Brit Bennett, A. Igoni Barrett, Joshua Bennett, Naima Coster, Jennine Capó Crucet, DeLana Dameron, Nicole Dennis-Benn, K-Ming Chang, Cristina Garcia, Angie Cruz, Camille Dungy, Santee Frazier, Lorna Goodison, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Jocelyn Nicole Johnson, Amaud Johnson, Victor LaValle, Celeste Mohammed, John Murillo, Daphne Palasi-Andreades, Ed Pavlic, Emily Raboteau, Adrienne Rich, Nelly Rosario, Chika Unigwe, Neela Vaswani
Formats: 
Online, Digital
Submission Guidelines: 
https://kwelijournal.org/submit
Reading Period: 
Sep 1 to May 30
Response Time: 
3 to 6 months
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Number of Debut Authors per Issue: 
10-12
Payment: 
Cash
Issues per Year: 
4
Issue Price: 
Free
Subscription Price: 
Free
Circulation: 
2,500 to 5,000

Editorial Focus

Kweli is a quarterly literary publication that celebrates cultural kinships and the role of the literary imagination. It seeks high-quality literary work that is beautiful, sustaining, and profound, and its mission is to nurture emerging writers of color and create opportunities for their voices to be recognized and valued.

Tips From the Editor

In our shared space, you will come to know the lived experience of people of color. Our memories are wrapped inside the music of the Muscogee, the blues songs of the South, the clipped patois of the Caribbean. 

Contact Information

Laura Pegram, Founding Editor and Publisher
P.O. Box 693
New York
NY
10021
editors@kwelijournal.org
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Last updated: Feb 04, 2024