{"id":3198,"date":"2022-01-21T09:31:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T14:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/?p=3198"},"modified":"2022-01-21T10:23:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T15:23:38","slug":"font-magazine-literary-montreal-linda-leith-rachel-mccrum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readquebec.ca\/font-magazine-literary-montreal-linda-leith-rachel-mccrum\/","title":{"rendered":"Redefining Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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by Misha Khan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Multimedia literary magazine Font<\/a><\/em> launched in November 2021 as a publication spotlighting the work of marginalized English-language writers across Quebec. Its mission is to serve Quebec\u2019s literary community by opening the doors of opportunity not only to new and early-career writers, but also to performers, storytellers, translators, publishers, arts workers, and other leaders working in English and other minority languages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt was meant to showcase, promote, and cater to the work of marginalized writers across Quebec. That was the original idea, and that\u2019s exactly what it is today,\u201d says Linda Leith, publisher of Font<\/em> and Linda Leith Publishing (LLP)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the online publication taking a multimedia approach, it creates a fresh landscape that reflects the diversity of literature, changing the way literary work is both defined and consumed. In Linda\u2019s view, literary artists who continue to emerge are very much products of a digital world. \u201cThey don\u2019t only think in terms of the printed word or words on a screen, but all kinds of other forms, which can go from more traditional storytelling to music and song, song lyrics, and multimedia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n