Aerie (magazine)

Founded: 1957
Students: 7,025
Endowment: uS$144.9 million

*Aerie*
Categories	Literary magazine
Frequency	Annual
Publisher	University of Hartford
First issue	1996
Country	United States
Based in	West Hartford, Connecticut
Language	English
Website	uhartaerie.wixsite.com/website

Aerie is a literary magazine established in 1996 at the University of Hartford, though the journal has roots dating back to the early 1970s. Presently, it is run through a student board. It is released annually in the spring semester, with a notable exception in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

History

Aerie was preceded by a small literary magazine, The Hog River Review, that was started in 1972.^[1] Other campus publications included: From the Workshop, a product of Friday afternoon get-togethers; Explorations, composed exclusively of freshman literary accomplishments; and Conception, a creation of the English Department's honor society, Sigma Tau Delta. When Aerie was started in 1996, it served as a venue for the English Department to publish pieces from the department's annual writing contest. This new literary magazine was run exclusively by faculty.

Aerie did not exist in its current form until Volume 5 in 2001 when a student editorial board took the reins. The magazine then began accepting submissions from undergraduate students.^[2] Up until the 2022-2023 school year, Benjamin Grossberg was the faculty advisor. The current faculty advisor is now Erin Striff.^[3]

References

^ "Our History | Aerie Literary Journal". Aerie Journal. Archived from the original on 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ "Aerie Literary Journal". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ "Meet the Team". Aerie. Retrieved 2022-11-03.