Parnassus (Northern Essex Community College)

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 Literary Arts Magazine

2012 Parnassus
Categories	Literary Arts Magazine
Frequency	Annually
Founded	1965 (1965)
Country	USA
Based in	Haverhill, Massachusetts
Language	English
Website	parnassuslitmag.com

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	Ref
2008	Community 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
2012	Community College Humanities Association	First Place, Eastern Division
	American Scholastic Press Association	First Place
2013	Associated Collegiate Press	Finalist, Pacemaker Awards
	Community College Humanities Association	First Place, Eastern Division
	American Scholastic Press Association	First Place
2016	Community College Humanities Association	Second Place, Eastern Division
	American Scholastic Press Association	First Place
2017	Associated Collegiate Press	Finalist, Pacemaker Awards
	American Scholastic Press Association	First Place
	National Council for Marketing and Public Relations	District One Medallion Award
2018	Associated Collegiate Press	Best Two-Year College Literary Magazine, Pacemaker Awards
	American Scholastic Press Association	Second Place

External links

• Parnassus Literary Arts Magazine
• Northern Essex Community College