Parnassus (literary magazine)



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 is currently run as a club 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
Since 2008, Parnassus has regularly featured work from notable New England-area guest authors:


 * 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"

Recent Awards


2011

Associated Collegiate Press Community College Humanities Association
 * Winner, Best Two-Year College Literary Magazine, Pacemaker Awards
 * First Place, Eastern Division



2010

Community College Humanities Association Columbia Scholastic Press Association American Scholastic Press Association
 * First Place, Eastern Division
 * Silver Crown Award
 * First Place
 * Best Page Design



2009

Community College Humanities Association Associated Collegiate Press American Scholastic Press Association National Council for Marketing and Public Relations 2008
 * First Place, Eastern Division
 * Finalist, Pacemaker Awards
 * First Place with Merit
 * Silver Medal Award

Community College Humanities Association American Scholastic Press Association
 * Second Place, Eastern Division
 * First Place with Merit
 * Best Gallery