Parnassus is the annual literary arts magazine of Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The magazine has been in publication since 1965, and was a bi-annual publication until 2008, when it switched to a yearly publication, with issues released at the end of each year's spring semester in May. Parnassus is a free publication, and copies can be found at the Haverhill campus of NECC while available.
Parnassus is edited by students of NECC, and its contents feature student work in the areas of fiction, poetry, creative non fiction, photography, and other assorted artwork. The magazine's advisor has been professor Patrick Lochelt since 2006. The magazine is a part of the Liberal Arts department at NECC, and membership in the editorial staff is open to all current NECC students in either the fall or spring semesters each year.
Guest authors and artists Since 2008, Parnassus has regularly featured work from notable New England-area guest authors and artists:
2008: Steve Almond's short story "Sweet Jesus" 2009: Andre Dubus III's short story "Tracks and Ties" 2010: NECC Poets (a group of alumni and faculty poets from NECC) 2011: Stephen King's short story "Night Surf" 2012: Gregory Maguire's short story "In That Country" (First publication) 2014: Junot Diaz' short story "Homecoming, With Turtle" 2016: Diannely Antigua - poetry compilation 2017: Michael Cormier's short story "The Worshipping Tree" 2018: Lance Hidy - artwork compilation 2019: Dale Rogers Jr. - sculpture compilation
Recent issues and awards Year Association Awards and nominations 2008Community College Humanities Association Second Place, Eastern Division American Scholastic Press Association First Place with Merit Best Gallery 2009 Community College Humanities Association First Place, Eastern Division Associated Collegiate Press Finalist, Pacemaker Awards American Scholastic Press Association First Place with Merit National Council for Marketing and Public Relations Silver Medal Award 2010 Community College Humanities Association First Place, Eastern Division Columbia Scholastic Press Association Silver Crown Award American Scholastic Press Association First Place Best Page Design 2011 Associated Collegiate Press Best Two-Year College Literary Magazine, Pacemaker Awards Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Crown award Community College Humanities Association First Place, Eastern Division American Scholastic Press Association First Place National Council for Marketing and Public Relations 2012Community College Humanities AssociationFirst Place, Eastern Division American Scholastic Press Association First Place2013Associated Collegiate PressFinalist, Pacemaker AwardsCommunity College Humanities AssociationFirst Place, Eastern Division American Scholastic Press Association First Place2016Community College Humanities AssociationSecond Place, Eastern Division American Scholastic Press Association First Place2017Associated Collegiate PressFinalist, Pacemaker Awards American Scholastic Press Association First Place National Council for Marketing and Public RelationsDistrict One Medallion Award2018Associated Collegiate PressBest Two-Year College Literary Magazine, Pacemaker Awards American Scholastic Press Association Second Place
References
External links Parnassus Literary Arts Magazine Northern Essex Community College