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Pennsylvania German Writing Exposition
Dialect Writers!

The Kutztown Folk Festival is sponsoring the Fourth Annual Pennsylvania German language writing exposition. This exposition is modeled on the regional dialect writing festivals held in Germany and France . We encourage participants to submit examples of Pennsylvania German writing to the Festival. These submissions can include short stories, poems, skits, true events, histories or other short literary works in the language. Some authors will be asked to present their submissions a special literary session to be held on the Seminar Stage during the Kutztown Folk Festival, June 28 to July 6, 2008.

Authors are encouraged to submit their writing using any system of spelling or orthography, although writers who are familiar with the Buffington-Barba conventions should use that system. Submissions should be sent in by May 15, 2008.

Submissions should be addressed to:
William W. Donner
Pennsylvania German Language Exposition
Anthropology Department
Kutztown University
Kutztown PA 19530 or donner@kutztown.edu