OV Literary Magazine Earns National Recognition

Otselic Valley Central School District is proud to congratulate Mrs. Danielle Brown and students in the Creative Writing class for earning an Honorable Mention in the 2025 Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM) Awards. This national competition is sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English and celebrates outstanding student-created literary publications from across the country.

Otselic Valley’s student literary magazine, The Viking’s Whisper, received recognition in its first year of submission — an exciting accomplishment for both our students and the school community.

The magazine features original student work, including poems, short stories, and other creative writing pieces, highlighting student voice, imagination, and expression. We are proud of our student writers, editors, and designers for this achievement and look forward to seeing what they create in the future.

Creative Writing students pose with completed copies of The Viking's Whisper.