We receive a lot of contributions so, please, make it as easy as possible for the editor.
+++ CONTRIBUTIONS MUST BE UNPUBLISHED +++
+++ CONTRIBUTORS PLEASE SUBSCRIBE +++
(At minimum the e-Subscription - R100 per year - about $15)
http://www.newcontrast.net/subscribe-to-new-contrast-literary-journal
* The fundamental word processor for New Contrast is Microsoft Word. Send your work as an MS Word DOC or DOCX. If you do not use MS Word, send an ODT, RTF, or TXT document.
* Each piece (short story, review, essay etc.) must be in a separate document. In the case of poems that are part of a set that needs to be published together, these should be submitted as a single document.
* Each document must have your name in the header or footer. If the document exceeds a page, the pages must be numbered in the header or footer.
* Complete the document MS Word property fields: Title, Author and Category.
NB
* Pieces (documents) are assigned by age: the oldest processed first.
* Remember to include a 50 word biography and your postal address.
PLEASE PAGE DOWN TO THE CATEGORY OF WRITING YOU ARE SUBMITTING - THEN PRESS THE SUBMIT BUTTON
AFRICAN LANGUAGE - Personal Biography
Size limit: 50 words
Please provide a brief personal biography (50 words).Remember to provide your Postal Address to which we will send your complimentary copy.
Photo optional
African Language Contribution
Contributions in all eleven official languages are welcome. The restrictions in length as specified for English, apply to African languages.Assessment and editing of an African language contribution will probably take longer.
AFRIKAANS - Persoonlike biografie
Size limit: 50 woorde
Verskaf asseblief 'n Persoonlike Biografie (50 woorde).Onthou om jou Posaderes by te voeg sodat ons u komplimentere kopie kan stuur.
'n Foto is opsioneel.
Afrikaanse Boekresensie
Size limit: 7 500 woorde
Elke dokument mag slegs EEN resensie bevat.Resensies word by uitstek tot 7 500 woorde beperk. Langer resensies sal slegs onder spesiale omstandighede toegelaat word. Langer bydraes pas moeiliker in, en mag derhalwe oorgesien word, en staan dus 'n geringer kans op publikasie.
Alhoewel ons per geleentheid uit ons pad gaan om die skrywer se voorkeure te handhaaf, kry die joernaal se behoeftes en vereistes voorkeur.
Indien u 'n buitengewone formaat of font benodig, dui dit asseblief aan, en verduidelik met 'n begeleidende brief die rede vir u vereiste.
Afrikaanse Kortverhale
Size limit: 7 500 words
Elke dokument mag slegs EEN verhaal bevat.Kortverhale word by uitstek tot 7 500 woorde beperk. Langer verhale sal slegs onder spesiale omstandighede toegelaat word. Langer bydraes pas moeiliker in, en mag derhalwe oorgesien word, en staan dus 'n geringer kans op publikasie.
Alhoewel ons per geleentheid uit ons pad gaan om die skrywer se voorkeure te handhaaf, kry die joernaal se behoeftes en vereistes voorkeur.
Indien u 'n buitengewone formaat of font benodig, dui dit asseblief aan, en verduidelik met 'n begeleidende brief die rede vir u vereiste.
Afrikaanse Literêreverhandeling
Size limit: 7 500 woorde
Elke dokument mag slegs EEN verhandeling bevat.Verhandelings word by uitstek tot 7 500 woorde beperk. Langer resensies sal slegs onder spesiale omstandighede toegelaat word. Langer bydraes pas moeiliker in, en mag derhalwe oorgesien word, en staan dus 'n geringer kans op publikasie.
Alhoewel ons per geleentheid uit ons pad gaan om die skrywer se voorkeure te handhaaf, kry die joernaal se behoeftes en vereistes voorkeur.
Indien u 'n buitengewone formaat of font benodig, dui dit asseblief aan, en verduidelik met 'n begeleidende brief die rede vir u vereiste.
Afrikaanse Poësie
Size limit: geen beperking
Elke dokument mag slegs een gedig bevat, tensy dit deel uitmaak van 'n stel gedigte wat op mekaar volg, of bymekaar hoort.Alle vorms en genre van Afrikaanse poësie word aanvaar. Daar is geen beperking op die lengte van 'n gedig nie, maar hoe langer dit is, hoe moeiliker pas dit in, mag derhalwe oorgesien word, en staan dus 'n geringer kans op publikasie.
Alhoewel ons per geleentheid uit ons pad gaan om die skrywer se voorkeure te handhaaf, kry die joernaal se behoeftes en vereistes voorkeur.
Indien u 'n buitengewone formaat of font benodig, dui dit asseblief aan, en verduidelik met 'n begeleidende brief die rede vir u vereiste.
Afrikaanse Vonkfiksie
Size limit: 500 woorde
Elke dokument mag slegs EEN vonkverhaal bevat.Vonkverhale word by uitstek tot 500 woorde beperk.
Alhoewel ons per geleentheid uit ons pad gaan om die skrywer se voorkeure te handhaaf, kry die joernaal se behoeftes en vereistes voorkeur.
Indien u 'n buitengewone formaat of font benodig, dui dit asseblief aan, en verduidelik met 'n begeleidende brief die rede vir u vereiste.
ENGLISH - Personal Biography
Size limit: 50 words
Please provide a brief personal biography (50 words).Remember to provide your Postal Address to which we will send your complimentary copy.
Photo optional
English Book Review
Size limit: 7 500 words
Although the length of a review is restricted to 7 500 words, longer reviews may be accommodated. Long contributions, however, are more difficult to fit and so stand a lesser chance of publication. And, although we make some effort to accommodate the author's preferences, the requirements of the journal will take priority, and format may be changed. If you require specific fonts and so on, please indicate this, explain and justify in a covering letter.A document should not normally contain more than ONE story.
English Essay
Size limit: 7 500 words
The length of an essay is restricted to 7 500 words, longer essays may be accommodated. Long contributions, however, are more difficult to fit and so stand a lesser chance of publication. And, although we make some effort to accommodate the author's preferences, the requirements of the journal will take priority, and format may be changed. If you require specific fonts and so on, please indicate this, explain and justify in a covering letter.A document should not normally contain more than ONE story.
English Flash Fiction
Size limit: 500 words
The length of a flash short story is restricted to 500 words. And, although we make some effort to accommodate the author's preferences, the requirements of the journal will take priority, and format may be changed. If you require specific fonts and so on, please indicate this, explain and justify in a covering letter.A document should not normally contain more than ONE story.
English Poetry
All forms and genre of English language poetry are acceptable. Although the length of a poem is not restricted, longer poems are more difficult to fit and so stand a lesser chance of publication. And, although we make some effort to accommodate the author's preferences, the requirements of the journal will take priority, and format may be changed. If you require specific fonts and so on, please indicate this, explain and justify in a covering letter.A document should not normally contain more than ONE poem, unless part of a sequence of poems.
English Short Story
Size limit: 7 500 words
Although the length of a short story is restricted to 7 500 words, longer short stories (and novels or novellas) may be accommodated - typically serialized over several issues of the journal. Long contributions, however, are more difficult to fit and so stand a lesser chance of publication. And, although we make some effort to accommodate the author's preferences, the requirements of the journal will take priority, and format may be changed. If you require specific fonts and so on, please indicate this, explain and justify in a covering letter.A document should not normally contain more than ONE story.