Recently, the 2011 Parnassus was awarded a prestigious Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press,[4] placing best in the nation for two-year colleges. The 2013 edition was recently awarded First Place in the Eastern Division of the Community College Humanities Association[5] awards for the fifth 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, Stephen King, and most recently, Gregory Maguire.