Steps in automated submission process

Steps to use in Automated submission process

INSTRUCTIONS to submit in Submishmash

Submit literature to New Contrast

In the Submission manager

Scroll down till you find the type of submission you want to make e.g.

• Afrikaanse kortverhale
• English Poetry
• English Prose
• English Review
• African Flash Fiction
• Etc

Select the one you want by clicking on the Submit button.

This will bring you to a new screen where you need to type in your details (only the first time)

Your name, surname, e-mail

Choose a username this can be a nom-de-plume, nickname, your name and surname strung together, just about anything goes.

Choose a password that you will remember (it needs to be at least 6 characters).

Click the Create account and continue button

Once you are in, it will ask you for your physical address – so that we can send you your complimentary copy, the biography comes later.

Once you have completed this form, click the save address and continue button at the bottom of the page.

Don’t fill in the state/province (this is only for USA)

Type in the name/title of your work; poetry/review/prose/etc

Click the Select File button and browse for your document in your file folders. Click on your work (one poem per submission please, unless it has multiple parts). This will upload it.

Below this there is another link that looks like this

Trouble uploading? Try the basic upload form.

It uses the more basic browser form as an alternative. You can use either method.

Please add you biography

You can cut and paste it from an existing document too.

Once you have uploaded your document with your poetry, prose, etc. from your computer, a Submit to the South African literary journal - New Contrast button will appear. Click this.

You will have submitted your first work. You can submit more by using the blue underlined links that says submit again

Next time you will only need to log in with your username and password. Please keep it in a safe place.

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Automate Contribution Process

New Contrast Submission Process has been automated

Only submissions received from the automated system will be considered for inclusion in New Contrast in future.

Contributors receive a complimentary copy when their work is included in an issue.

Note: Contributors need to subscribe!

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• Paper subscription
• Electronic subscription R100

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Contribution to New Contrast Automated

Get published in New Contrast, The South African Literary Journal

We have implemented an automatic submission process for New Contrast contributions. Each type (poetry, prose, flash fiction, essays, literary reviews, short stories) and language(Afrikaans, English and African languages) has their own category.

Contributions that were submitted in the past, will still be considered on a first come, first served basis. e-Mail submissions will NOT be considered from now on, only website submissions.

Only contributions of writers who are subscribers will be considered from the next issue. You can have either a paper subscription for R250 RSA and R500 International, or an e-subscription for only R100. If you can't afford this, please contact us about sponsorship.

Subscribe to New Contrast online by credit card (preferred method for International subscribers) or by EFT (get our banking details here for electronic bank transfer - RSA preferred method).

For any new contributions, please use the new system here Submit your contribution to New Contrast

Contributors can have their own webpage on New Contrast website

We would like to add a new facility to our services at New Contrast. When a New Issue comes out, we are now creating a web page for each issue with a list of authors and their contributions. We were wondering if you would be interested to have your own full profile page on our New Contrast website with links to your own website(s) to improve your Google ranking.

The more links you have into your website from other 'appropriate' websites, the more Google thinks it is a site of significance, likes it more, increases the site's rank, and the more likely you are to get visits to your website. They even have a term for it; it's called Google link-love.

Both Hugh and I each have more than thirty years' computer experience. We are happy to help you to improve your Computer and Internet savvy, and get better Search Engine Optimization.

Please let us know if you are interested in the website linking option: contact us.

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Get Published in New Contrast

Contributions to New Contrast need to use Automated Process

Contributors need to be subscribed to New Contrast

Contributors can have their own webpage on New Contrast Website


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How to submit your work to me

How to submit your work for New Contrast

June 15th, 2008 by Hugh

I only accept electronic submissions unless you have a very good reason for sending me paper. A very good reason would be that you are in prison.

Otherwise, send me your work as an email attachment to newcontrasted@gmail.com. The attachment must be one of three types of document: DOC (Microsoft Word and other programs), RTF (any word processor), TXT (any PC).

If the document is more than a page long, number the pages. Print your name, postal address, email address, telephone number, and a brief bio on the first page. Your name must appear on every page.

Spell and grammar check your document - any English grammar is acceptable (UK, US, SA etc.). If there is a form you want to use that is a spelling or grammar mistake, justify it as a note to me - I will be sympathetic.

Send no more than six poems or one prose work at a time, no more than twice a year. Each piece of work must be in a separate document. You can zip all the documents and send as a single attachment.

Be patient: I work alone and will look at your work as quickly as I can. Do not enquire more than once a month. Please.

Enjoy your writing and I will enjoy reading it.