Publications
NECC is home to Parnassus, a nationally recognized award-winning literary arts magazine. Parnassus is a student-run and published literary magazine that is published yearly and which features student work in the form of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, art, and photography. Most recently, the 2011 "Parnassus" was awarded a prestigious Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press, placing best in the nation for two-year colleges, as well as First Place in the Eastern Division of the Community College Humanities Association awards for the third consecutive year. Parnassus regularly features special guest authors from the New England area each year, and past guests have included Steve Almond, Andre Dubus III, and most recently, Stephen King.
The NECC Observer is the college's award winning student newspaper. This paper is completely run by students and previously has won the Gold medal from the Colombia Scholastic Press Association. All students are encouraged to write for the Observer.
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