ISSUE 206 LAUNCH! Come and celebrate issue 206 with us at Spin Street Gallery on the 8th October. New Contrast has returned to its original home in the UCT Department of English Literary Studies, under the guest editorship of Sindiswa Busuku.

There will be a performance by Jason Jacobs (@duskant_jason) and readings by Jim Pascual Agustin, Bernadette Madell, Skattebol and other.

It’s going to be a wonderful evening with wine by @brucejackwines, snacks, incredible poetry and performance. We look forward to celebrating another wonderful issue with you! P.S there will be plenty of new issues on sale on the night too!

Artwork by incredible @qhamanandemaswana

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An appeal for support:

Dear Readers

New Contrast has, not for the first time in its sixty-two years history, once again hit a financial squeeze: loss of institutional donations, sharp increases in printing costs, and declining subscriptions.

To avoid the possible discontinuation of New Contrast we are urgently appealing to you for help in one or both of the following ways. Firstly, purchase an annual subscription for yourself or someone else by the process of buying a subscription. Secondly, please make a donation directly from our website by clicking the ‘Donate’ button.

New Contrast has been the leading literary journal in South Africa for six decades, and with your help, we commit to ensuring it remains so for decades to come. Those who donate R 2000 or more per year will receive a free digital subscription to our journal, and be recognised by having their names published in New Contrast as PATRONS, unless they prefer anonymity.              

Managing Editor — Robyn Paterson
Editorial Assistant — Niamh Ahern 
Graphic Designer — Megan Ross (Stoep Collective)
Business Manager — Mark Crisp & Carol Goslar
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