Thank You
To those who served as reviewers for the 2026 REALM Awards
NCTE’s Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazine (REALM) Awards are made possible by a pool of thoughtful volunteer reviewers who score hundreds of student-led art and literary magazines each year. In fulfilling this role, reviewers made it possible for students across the country to have their magazines recognized and celebrated. Their time, diligence, and expertise speak volumes to the tremendous support that educators offer to each other—and by proxy, each other’s students—each and every day.
We wish to once again extend the organization’s thanks to all those who dedicated their time and expertise to REALM in 2025! NCTE is tremendously grateful to all those named below, and to the reviewers who wished to remain anonymous.
Alabama
Elizabeth Almeida
Melissa Dameron-Vines
Anissa G.
Michelle Hopf
Shonterrius L.
Wendy Stephens
Alaska
Corrina Marks
Alberta
David Tait
Arizona
Dawne Anderson
Kate Seeck
Laura Turchi
Clayton Zuba
Arkansas
Dixie Keyes
California
Kimberly Athans
Kevin Brazelton
Nan Cohen
Kate D.
Kerry Fickett
Erica Graham
Jennifer Haber
Vanessa Heller
Stephanie Johnson
Rene MacVay
David Ornelas
Alex Phuong
Kathleen Rowley
Francie Teitelbaum
Karen Y.
Colorado
Jeffrey B.
Aerin Bender
Sutton Casey
Maria Clinton
Emily Graboski
Bonnie Katzive
Connecticut
Chelsea Dodds
Dan Giovinazzo
Wendy Glenn
Margaret Hunt
Steve Klinge
Corianne Olsen
Florida
Andrea Finkle
Jennifer F.
Susan Green
Bryce King
Nancy Loughlin
Quang Ly
Isabelle Marcellus
Diane Masiello
Vanessa N.
Emily Sendin
Georgia
Jody Brooks
Emily Grove
David Ragsdale
Vanessa Reid
Vernitria Rice
Jasmyne Rogers
Sunny Williams
Casie Wise
Gyeonggi
Jamie O.
Hawai’i
Michael Oishi
Idaho
Glenda Funk
Margaret Johnson
Illinois
Alexis Bryant
Leonardo Chung
Maureen Daley
Kerry Galson
John Hayward
Corrine Hinton
Karen L.
David Leitner
Christopher Lockwood
Joseph Maffey
Angela Miller
Oluwatodimu Ogunade
Felix Boakye Oppong
Jeanne P.
Jenna Slack-Larimer
Helene Spak
Sandy T.
Kate Watt
Steven Zemelman
Indiana
Carie King
Joanna Want
Iowa
Barbara Edler
Emily MacWilliams
Kansas
Carol Reuman
Kentucky
Karen Dunnagan
David Elias
Michelle Livesay
Louisiana
Toby Daspit
Ashlynn Wittchow
Maine
Doug McIntire
Manitoba
Nicole Doering
Maryland
Daryl Alston
Elizabeth Benton
Karen Butler
Dolores D.
Heather J.
Paul Jenkins
Erin Long
Erin Stutelberg
Massachusetts
Casey Andrews
Richard Beyer
Sarah Cox
Marion DePierro
Katie Eressy
Thom Henes
Simon Hunt
Janet Kelley
Emily Kent
Benjamin Lally
Morgan Reynolds
Susanne Rubenstein
Raymond Rugg
Shantel Schonour
Curtis Wu
Mexico City
Kate Parkinson
Michigan
Kathryn Alfaro
Caelea Armstrong
Timothy Devine
Chelsea Howson
Oluwaseun Ogunleye
Elizabeth Wagenschutz
Minnesota
John Boyt
Erin Mulvany-Mankowski
Hiawatha Smith
Mississippi
Rosemary Oliphant-Ingham
Missouri
Sydney Swanson
Montana
Rose Dickson
Alison Kreiss
Nebraska
Aaron Menzel
Ann Quinlan
Nevada
Amy Mayo
New Jersey
Carly Buckholtz
Katherine Donahue
Maija Johnson
Kelly Kays
Christine S.
New Mexico
Pat Graff
Marisa L.
New York
Kristin Antinoro
Zachary Arthur
Elizabeth Barber-Breese
Jason Boland
Molly Cavanaugh
Bridget Colabello
Katherine Donahue
Victoria Johnston Boecherer
Jameelah Jones
Darshna Katwala
Alison Matika
Beata Potocki
Daniel Salzman
Ling Teo
Adrienne Vitullo
Marilyn Walker
North Carolina
Ray Black III
Matt Murchison
Andrew Shelton
Ohio
Susan Barbee
Tamaro Belko
Tara Broeckel
Jean Kanzinger
Marianne K.
Steve Kucinski
Stephanie Reid
Kelli Rushek
Karen Stautberg
Andrea Vescelius
Sheena Zadai
Oklahoma
Jo Hawke
Karen Maple
Pennsylvania
Jim B.
Carol Frow
Ashley Murphy
Kelly P.
Carolyn P.
Valerie Perelman
Leah Pileggi
Trish Shine
Jillian Smith
Puerto Rico
Anyeliz Pagán Muñoz
South Carolina
Moriah Allen
Amanda Foster
Tennessee
Ashley Garrison
Jennifer Williams
Texas
Lois Barker
William Christopher Brown
Roehl Joseph Dazo
Adriane Geronimo
Clare Hancock
Christopher Mandia
Deborah McInerney
Beatrice Newman
Amy Young
Utah
Bryan Jeffreys
Virginia
Brenta Blevins
Allison Crutcher
Michele Evans
Krista Gallagher
Steven Lessner
Dorothy Suskind
Amber Vazquez
Dan Waidelich
Cinde Wollenberg
Washington
Melissa Dupre
Alison Ersfeld
Jenna Gareis
Carolyn Gilman
Lauren Jackson
Stephanie King
Matthew Macomber
Carrie T.
Washington, D.C.
Harry Rissetto
Wisconsin
Holly Anderson
Elizabeth Jorgensen