ERATO (AIR-uh-toh) is Georgia Tech’s journal for arts and literature. We publish multimedia artwork and creative writing submitted by students and faculty.
In addition to our annual printed magazine, we occasionally publish short, themed zines. Throughout the year, we sponsor open-mic events, exhibitions, and also feature campus artists and writers on our social media and at events.
This year, we started a series called Professor Talks, where professors are invited to join one of our weekly staff meetings and present on a subject of their choosing. These are open to the rest of the student body, too!
Our biggest event is ERATOBER, when we release themes throughout October and invite students and faculty to submit work for us to feature. At the end of the month, we host an open-mic event and showcase the submissions.
The ERATO staff reviews submissions, designs magazine layouts, and organizes events to promote art and writing on campus. Any member of the Tech community is welcome to join the staff, regardless of prior experience!
History:
We were founded in 1969 and published our first black-and-white issue in May of that year. This makes us Georgia Tech’s first arts- and literature-focused student media magazine.
Behind the Name: A Muse and an Acronym
Our name has two origins:
Erato is one of the nine Muses of the arts in Greek mythology, representing epic and lyrical poetry.
ERATO also stands for the Engineer’s Review and Technical Ontology. (We’ll stick with the shortened version.)
Interested in joining Erato?
We welcome new staff members at any time, regardless of experience. Access or proficiency with Adobe products is not required.
We hold weekly meetings on Wednesdays at 5-6 pm in the Student Media Lounge (Room 2150 in the Student Center).
Contact us at eratojournal@gmail.com or check out the contact page for our Discord and Instagram.