Northampton Community College's Literary & Arts Magazine
The Fall 2024 issue is now available!
Submissions are open​ for the Spring 2025 issue.
See guidelines and submission link below
about.
They said Northampton Community College couldn't create, couldn't sustain, and couldn't support a literary and arts magazine. But in the spring of 2010, the first issue of The Laconic was published, and it has continued to be published every year since.
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Showcasing the best stories, poems, drawings, paintings, and more from current and former NCC students, as well as faculty and staff, The Laconic offers an impressive cross-section of NCC's artistic talents.
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The Laconic is published inhouse thanks to the dedicated work of NCC's Central Duplication staff, and copies are offered for free on campus.
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The staff of The Laconic also takes great pride in its fundraising efforts, which are put to use sponsoring NCC students to attend writers conferences, author readings, and more.
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The magazine features a staff of current students and faculty advisors Michael Pogach and Abigail Michelini.
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Questions or comments can be sent to The Laconic at: LaconicNCC@gmail.com
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submissions.
The Laconic accepts original stories, poems, drawings, paintings, other graphic or visual arts, and/or any fusion of these genres. All current and former NCC students, faculty, and staff are invited to submit up to three (3) pieces per issue.
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Guidelines:
- Stories have a max. length of 2000 words (.doc or .docx please).
- Poems have a max. length of 50 lines (.doc or .docx please).
- All artwork/visual arts should be sent as .jpg files.
- Anonymous submissions will be accepted, but will not be eligible for prizes.
Submissions are open year round.
The deadline to be considered for the spring issue is March 1.
The deadline to be considered for the fall issue is October 1.
Works may be in any language. Translations are encouraged.
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