Akéwì Magazine
Literary Magazine
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: 2-6 weeks*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 15% *Editor reported data
- Work acquired through solicitation: 3%
PaysNo
FeeNo
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 of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Microfiction
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 100
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary, Experimental, LGBTQ+ Stories, Magical Realism, Science Fiction, Speculative, wtf idk
Nonfiction - 5000 words max
Max words: 100
Max words: 5000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: , , ,
Poetry
Min pieces: 3
Max pieces: 5
Art
Max pieces: 10
Photography
Max pieces: 10
Play
Max pieces: 1
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
Bio should not exceed 150 words.
Eligibility
Creators from a specific location / ethnic group
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
3
Total submissions tracked
39 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
24 days
Fastest response time
44 days
Slowest response time
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Submission calls
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Masthead
Erinola E. Daranijo
Editor-in-Chief
Sophia Gabriel
Fiction Editor
Praise Friday
Poetry Editor
Israel Okonji
Poetry Editor
Joy Olaitan
Art Director