Website:
Genres Published:
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres:
Formats:
Online, Digital
Submission Guidelines:
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
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 literature and poems “full of vitamins,” that sing the truth. High-quality literary work that is beautiful, sustaining, and profound. Kweli‘s 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
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Last updated: Mar 20, 2025