Herkimer County Community College’s Phaethon Earns Regional Honors in Literary Magazine Competition
The 2026 issue of Phaethon, Herkimer County Community College’s literary and arts publication, received third place for "Best Magazine" in the Eastern Division of the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA). Additionally, Science major Alyssa Leggett received second place in the short stories category for “Science is in Conscience.”
The student publication team for the 2026 issue included:
- Alyssa Leggett (Fiction Editor)
- Jillian Hutchinson (Visual Editor)
- Avery Richard (Visual Editor)
- Elijah Williams (Visual Editor)
- Hailey Ramos (Visual Editor)
- Luke Bednar (Visual Editor)
The Eastern Division of the CCHA is comprised of community colleges in the areas of Connecticut, Washington DC, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Puerto Rico.
Phaethon is advised by faculty members Andrew Devitt, Matthew Powers and Blake Pitcher. In 2025, the publication earned first place in the Best Magazine category in the CCHA’s Eastern Division, with student contributors also receiving awards in short fiction, photography and artwork.
More information about Phaethon is available at: www.herkimer.edu/phaethon.