Kweli Journal reads general submissions from September 1 through April 1. We welcome original, unpublished work from emerging and established writers alike. Each month we have a themed call for submissions, please check the website for the most current call.
http://kwelijournal.org
Simultaneous submissions are acceptable as long as they are indicated as such. Authors must immediately notify the editors if said work has been selected for publication in another periodical, either in print or online.
Kweli does not accept previously published work.
Contact editors@kwelijournal.org
For prose submissions, submit one (1) short story or one (1) self-contained novel excerpt or creative non-fiction piece of no more than 7,000 words in one single file in doc., rtf, or .pdf format.
For poetry submissions, submit up to three poems totaling no more than 6 pages in one single file in doc., rtf, or .pdf format.