New Contrast is a literary magazine featuring South African writing. It was established in 1960. It’s 194th issue is available for literary magazine lovers out there. For just 5 USD you can read some of the best fiction and poetry from South Africa. There is both print and digital versions of the issue.

The magazine is currently being edited by Masande Ntshanga, acclaimed novelist. Browse through the content page of the recent issue below and follow this link to purchase.

Artwork by Adele van Heerden
Glitch in The Matrix 12 // Inside Outside 14 // Apartment Building Outside 52 // Lofi Lounge 54

POETRY

annunciation, Dawn Garisch 16 // three poem suite, Ntombi Kayise Mhlambi 17 // Diastema, Thaina Joyce 19 // Dec 1, 2019, Sam Cheuk 21 // Die ewige kleintjie, Eve Dumont  22 // the story of the abalone, Candy Neubert 23 //  three iii, Marty McKenna 25  //  In a  Delhi rickshaw, Lex Loizides 26 // lordean hymn #3, Esethu Nkosi 28 // Playing hangman, Stephen Kingsnorth 29 // Afar, Aimee-Claire Smith 30 // The young mariner, Daniel Hinds 31 // London flat, 1981, Sarah Frost 33 // Iindudumo, Siyanda Qoto 34 // openbaring, Johann Van Der Walt 36 // How biblical of you to join us, Rowallan Vorster 37 // Common room breakfast, Heidi Henning 38 // ʼn Plat ewigheid, Jacomi van der Merwe 39 // In the woods with Mbolanje, Phelelani Makhanya 43 // The reservoir, Megan Tennant 44 // In all seasons, Sean MacGinty 45 // Finding Jerusalem, Haafizah Bhamjee 46 // Pal, Alessio Zanelli 47 // Vlekke teen wit mure, Johann Van Der Walt 49 // Observer, Dawn Garisch 50  //  laat aand in die televisiekamer, Johann Van Der Walt 51  // Ilanga, Siwaphiwe Fortune Shweni 52

PROSE

The pain of leaving this earth, Teamhw SbonguJesu 57 //  The Illusions of Other Sides,  Edward Lee 62 // Found,  Anna Hug 63  // Seasons of My Love, Sikelela Ndabambi 68 // The Crossroad, Innocent Madzhoni 81