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THE FUTURE OF KULCHUR

Your patronage is an expression of your confidence and belief in visionary literary work that would otherwise be exiled from the Anglophone world. With bookstores and presses around the world struggling to survive, and many even closing, joining the Future of Kulchur allows you to be a part of an active force that forms a continuous & stable foundation which safeguards the longevity of Contra Mundum Press. 

 

Empowered by your support, we can expand our poetics of hospitality by continuing to publish works from many different languages and reflect, welcome, and embrace the riches of other cultures throughout the world. To become a member of any of our Future of Kulchur tiers is to express your support of such cultural work, and to aid us in continuing it. A unified assemblage of individuals can make a modern Maecenas and deepen access to radical works.

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The Oyster ($2/month)

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  • Three issues (pdfs) of your choice of our art journal, Hyperion

  • 15% discount on all purchases (for orders made directly through our site) during the subscription term (one year).

  • Impact: $2 a month contributes to the cost to convert a title to an ebook and make it accessible to wider audiences.

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Paris Spleen ($5/month)

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  • Receive $35 worth of books or your choice from our back catalog

  • Three issues (pdfs) of your choice of our art journal, Hyperion

  • 18% discount on all purchases (for orders made directly through our site) during the subscription term (one year).

  • Impact: $5 a month contributes to the cost purchasing new fonts for expanding the range of our typesetting palette.

 

Gilgamesh ($10/month)

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  • Receive $70 worth books of your choice from our back catalog

  • 4 pdf issues of our magazine Hyperion

  • A quarterly newsletter with exclusive content such as interviews with authors or translators, excerpts from upcoming titles, publication news, and more.

  • 20% discount on all merchandise (for orders made directly through our site) during the subscription term (one year).

  • Select images of our books as they are being typeset.

  • Impact: $10 a month contributes to the production and publication of Hyperion, encouraging critical engagement with art theory and aesthetics and ensuring we can pay our contributors.

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The Greek Music Drama ($25/month)

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  • Receive $215 worth of books

  • 5 pdf issues of Hyperion ($25 value)

  • A quarterly newsletter with exclusive content such as interviews with authors or translators, excerpts from upcoming titles, publication news, and more.

  • 25% discount (for orders made directly through our site) on all merchandise during the subscription term (one year).

  • Impact: $25 a month contributes to the cost of designing and formatting a book.

​​Citizen Above Suspicion ($50/month)

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  • Receive $525 worth of books

  • 6 pdf issues of Hyperion ($30 value)

  • 1 tote

  • A quarterly newsletter with exclusive content such as interviews with authors or translators, excerpts from upcoming titles, publication news, and more.

  • 30% discount on all merchandise (for orders made directly through our site) during the subscription term (one year).

  • Select one forthcoming book from our catalog and receive it in advance of release to the general public.

  • Impact: $50 a month contributes to editorial and proofreading fees.

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Casanova ($100/month)

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  • Receive $1040 worth of books

  • 7 pdf issues of Hyperion ($35 value)

  • 1 tote

  • A quarterly newsletter with exclusive content such as interviews with authors or translators, excerpts from upcoming titles, publication news, and more.

  • 35% discount on all merchandise (for orders made directly through our site) during the subscription term (one year).

  • A signed typeset spread from two forthcoming books.

  • Select two forthcoming books from our catalog and receive them in advance of release to the general public.

  • Impact: $100 a month contributes to the cost of translating a book, therefore supporting a translator in their craft and bringing a new work and perspective to Anglophone audiences.

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Cybernetogamic Vampire ($200/month)

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  • Receive $2020 worth of books

  • 10 pdf issues of Hyperion ($50 value)

  • 1 tote

  • A quarterly newsletter with exclusive content such as interviews with authors or translators, excerpts from upcoming titles, publication news, and more.

  • 40% discount on all merchandise (for orders made directly through our site) during the subscription term (one year).

  • A signed typeset spread from four of our forthcoming books.

  • The listing of your name in the colophon to a forthcoming book of your choice.

  • Select four forthcoming books from our catalog and receive them in advance of release to the general public.

  • Impact: $200 a month contributes to general operating expenses of the press, paying for translation rights, and attending book fairs to represent our writers and translators and reach more readers around the world.

To join the Future of Kulchur, visit here:

SPONSORSHIP & DONATIONS

Sponsorships can be in the form of: aiding the publication of a forthcoming book; funding the acquisition of a specific book (translation rights) that suits our catalog (one already under consideration or one you suggest); or sponsoring a forthcoming translation. Sponsorships should be in the amount of $1,500 and above. As a sponsor, your name will be listed in our colophon, unless you wish to remain anonymous.

Contra Mundum Press also welcomes donations. All donations are tax-deductible through our fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas.

 

To speak about this further, please contact our grant writing and fundraising director, Madeline Hausmann.

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For tax-deductible donations, click the Fractured Atlas button below.

To make a tax-deductible donation of any amount to Contra Mundum press,

please visit our Fiscal Sponsor, Fractured Atlas:

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