''Parnassus'' is the annual literary arts magazine of

Northern Essex Community College Northern Essex Community College (NECC) is a public community college in Essex County, Massachusetts. The college serves residents of the Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire. It has campuses in Haverhill and Lawrence. The college is part ...

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 Steve Almond (born October 27, 1966) is an American short-story writer, essayist and author of ten books, three of which are self-published. Life Almond was raised in Palo Alto, California, graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School and received ...

's short story "Sweet Jesus" * 2009:

Andre Dubus III Andre Dubus III (born September 11, 1959) is an American novelist and short story writer. He is a member of the faculty at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Early life and education Born in Oceanside, California, to Patricia (née Lowe) an ...

's short story "Tracks and Ties" * 2010: NECC Poets (a group of alumni and faculty poets from NECC) * 2011:

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...

's short story "Night Surf" * 2012:

Gregory Maguire Gregory Maguire (born June 9, 1954) is an American novelist. He is the author of '' Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'', ''Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister'', and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Many ...

's short story "In That Country" (First publication) *2014:

Junot Diaz Junot is a French name that may refer to the following notable people: ;Given name *Junot Díaz (born 1968), Dominican American ;Surname *Laure Junot, Duchess of Abrantes (1784–1838), French writer *Jean-Andoche Junot, 1st Duke of Abrantès (1771 ...

' 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

References

External links

Parnassus Literary Arts Magazine

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