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New Contrast Literary Magazine

Literary Magazine

Poetry

Nonfiction

Fiction

Translation

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New Contrast is one of South African's oldest literary journals, specialising in literature and art from writers and artists across the world.

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Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
    up to three months*
    Editor reported data
  • Acceptance rate:
    ?

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  • 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

  • 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

Poetry

Max lines: 65

Max pieces: 3

Nonfiction - 4000 words max

Max words: 4000

Max pieces: 1

Fiction - 4000 words max

Max words: 4000

Max pieces: 1

Translation

Max words: 4000

Max pieces: 1

We will consider submissions in other languages if they are accompanied by a translation.

How to submit

  • Processs

    Submittable

  • Cover letter

    No cover letter advice

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine

  • Author's rights

    We don't have rights information for this magazine

  • Additional info

    Payment. If your work is accepted for publication, you will receive a complimentary digital copy with an offer of a 25% discount on a year’s print subscription. Our readership is primarily English, Afrikaans or isiXhosa speaking, so we accept submissions in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa. If you want to submit material it would be sensible to read three or four issues to get a sense of what we publish.

Tracker statistics

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Total submissions tracked

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Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

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Fastest response time

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Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 104 days

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Submission calls

    General

    Open

About

Founded

1960

Country

ZA

www.newcontrast.net

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    Masande Ntshanga

    Editor-in-Chief