The french department’s newest edition of Mot Dit, a French language magazine, is bigger and better than ever, said editor Matt Rushton.
“The sixth issue has certainly grown, both in terms of the number of contributions and the overall size,” Rushton said via email.
At 100 pages, this issue is three to four times larger than any of the previous issues of Mot Dit, he said.
“Not only do we have writers from across Canada, the United States, and Europe, but even more, the content of this issue crosses borders, and spans continents and even oceans.”
The sixth issue of Mot Dit was launched Nov. 28 at Raw Sugar Café.
Mot Dit was founded in 2007 by French graduate student Natalie Mezey and French undergraduate student Morgan Faulkner, according to a press release.
After a month of work, contributors celebrated the release of the sixth issue together. The writers and artists had been waiting a long time for their work to be shared with the world and the editors wanted to finally roll it out with a bit of noise, Rushton said.
Because Carleton is an English university, Rushton said Mot Dit faced some challenges as a French publication.
“The local pool of contributors and of those people interested in working on the editorial and production side of things may be somewhat limited,” Rushton said.
Rushton said he tries to get as many students as possible involved in the magazine. He said he invites people to contribute poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction and literary reviews, as well as photography and visual art.
Students do not need to be francophone, but they should be just as comfortable picking up a French novel as they would an English one, Rushton said.
People should should also look at the production and publishing side of things, he said.
“Mot Dit is to collect and showcase the best writers and artists that we can,” he said.
