Prior to the reveal of NC 204, we'd like to take a moment to thank our wonderful proofreading interns for New Contrast 203 & New Contrast 204. We look forward to welcoming more members into the New Contrast family in the new year.

New Contrast issue 204 is out this week with poetry and prose by Lethokuhle Msimang,Saito Scholar ,Chisom Okafor,Mike Boyd,slay godazz, @Maya_Lala85 and more Sihle Ntuli is in conversation with @thevaleriejune Cover Art : Ulric Roberts (Namasun) Layout Megan Ross

The summer issue of New Contrast Literary Journal is now available! Featuring my artwork ‘Sleeping Storyteller’ on the cover. Thanks once again to the New Contrast team for having me as featured artist for this volume!

I’ve some new work in this issue of NewContrast! big ups to Sihle Ntuli & the team ❤️❤️🙏🏿

I wrote a poem called 'The Sea Can't Be Enslaved' & shared it in a workshop facilitated by Wes White. It benefitted from feedback from him, Julie Power Curtis Brown & is now at home in a South African publication! Thanks to New Contrast Sihle Ntuli.

It was one of my great pleasures for this issue to introduce our readers to the incredible Jenny Mitchell

Interviewed in this edition is Grammy nominated, best selling author @thevaleriejune in conversation with Sihle Ntuli talking about the release of her new book, Light Beams: A Workbook for Being Your Badass Self, and the power of art for the human race

I have a poem in New Contrast's Issue 204. Many thanks to NewContrast and to Sihle Ntuli for the terrific things he's doing with New Contrast.

South African Literary Feature🧡📚📒