Quarto Magazine

Quarto is the undergraduate literary magazine of Columbia Universitys Creative Writing Department. It is a student-run magazine that publishes the best of Columbias undergraduate writers from all four of Columbias undergraduate colleges. The Creative Writing Department provides support and a faculty advisor to the magazine, though the editorial board has representatives from departments across campus. Quarto is dedicated to renewalto changing formats and editorial boards and exploring new opportunities to recognize writersall in the effort to keep up with the ever-changing literary landscape on campus, and to give each magazine a fresh voice. Quarto was created in 1948 and housed in the School of General Studies. In 1998, the magazine expanded to serve the entire undergraduate writing community. In 2007, with the creation of the Creative Writing Department, the magazine found its current home in an environment dedicated to craft and excellence in writing. Quarto has published Puli...