# 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 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 |
| 2008 | Community College Humanities Association | Second Place, Eastern Division |
| 2008 | American Scholastic Press Association | First Place with Merit |
| 2008 | American Scholastic Press Association | Best Gallery |
| 2009 | Community College Humanities Association | First Place, Eastern Division |
| 2009 | Associated Collegiate Press | Finalist, Pacemaker Awards |
| 2009 | American Scholastic Press Association | First Place with Merit |
| 2009 | National Council for Marketing and Public Relations | Silver Medal Award |
| 2010 | Community College Humanities Association | First Place, Eastern Division |
| 2010 | Columbia Scholastic Press Association | Silver Crown Award |
| 2010 | American Scholastic Press Association | First Place |
| 2010 | American Scholastic Press Association | Best Page Design |
| 2011 | Associated Collegiate Press | Best Two-Year College Literary Magazine, Pacemaker Awards |
| 2011 | Columbia Scholastic Press Association | Gold Crown award |
| 2011 | Community College Humanities Association | First Place, Eastern Division |
| 2011 | American Scholastic Press Association | First Place |
| 2011 | National Council for Marketing and Public Relations | |
| 2012 | Community College Humanities Association | First Place, Eastern Division |
| 2012 | American Scholastic Press Association | First Place |
| 2013 | Associated Collegiate Press | Finalist, Pacemaker Awards |
| 2013 | Community College Humanities Association | First Place, Eastern Division |
| 2013 | American Scholastic Press Association | First Place |
| 2016 | Community College Humanities Association | Second Place, Eastern Division |
| 2016 | American Scholastic Press Association | First Place |
| 2017 | Associated Collegiate Press | Finalist, Pacemaker Awards |
| 2017 | American Scholastic Press Association | First Place |
| 2017 | National Council for Marketing and Public Relations | District One Medallion Award |
| 2018 | Associated Collegiate Press | Best Two-Year College Literary Magazine, Pacemaker Awards |
| 2018 | American Scholastic Press Association | Second Place |