Akéwì Magazine is a literary magazine dedicated to championing the voice of BIPOC writers and artists everywhere.
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
Please double-check before submitting.
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 50 days after submission*/Editor reported data45 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 15%*/Editor reported data60.00%*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Work acquired through solicitation: 3%
Publication
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Best Microfiction, Best Of The Net, Best Small Fiction
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
Runs themed calls
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Bio should not exceed 150 words.
Eligibility
Location, Other
We only publish works from BIPOC artists and writers, with special preference given to people of African Heritage. Within this marginalized group, we also accept submissions from LGBTQ+ creators, people with disabilities, and any other marginalized fraction.Formatting
Text submissions must be sent as either .doc, .docx, or .rtf files. Font size 12, Times New Roman font. Double spaced for prose and single spaced for poetry, with 1" margins on all sides.
Author's rights
Akéwì asks for first time publisher rights. Once your work is published on Akéwì, you are free to use it a you please but we request that you quote Akéwì Magazine as the first publisher of the piece if it appears elsewhere.
Additional info
Tracker statistics
5
Total submissions tracked
45 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
24 days
Fastest response time
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