Welcome to New Contrast Literary Journal !

Happy Birthday New Contrast! New Contrast Literary Journal is 51 years old this year. The first Contrast magazine was published in 1960. Thank you Your support makes possible the extension of value we now offer you at no further cost. In coming months you will have full access to the text and art of all previous issues of New Contrast and Contrast magazines published since 1960.

NOTE: You get 4 issues per year; an issue posted at the end of each Quarter.

Three good reasons why you should subscribe to New Contrast South African Literary Journal

1. Literature is at the back of the queue when it comes to funding in South Africa, and its you, the reader, who is keeping its flame alight.  Your subscription helps guarantee the survival of creative expression.
2. For less than the cost of a paperback, you get four issues per year feauturing the work of more than 30 writers per issue, exposing you to voices that often go unheard in the hubbub of modern publishing.
3. If you wish to submit your work for publication in New Contrast, you must be a subscriber.

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Single Issue Prices  -  (except birthday issue - see below *)
Local (RSA) R150,
International (ROW) R175,
(SADC) R160,
or e-version R50

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