Storytelling is an important oral and written tradition that ensures the continuation and enhancement of Germans from Russia history and heritage among future generations.
The annual AHSGR Storytelling Contest invites members and non-members to capture the Germans from Russia experience through storytelling. Writers can participate by submitting fiction or nonfiction stories, and poetry that explore the history, heritage, folklore, food, and culture of the Germans from Russia. Click on the links below to read the finalists’ submissions.
Short Story Category
1st Place: Maria Wohn Appelhans – Grandma Helena and the Miracle of “Our Daily Bread”
2nd Place: Shannon Bickford – Anna and the Ghost
Poetry Category
1st Place: Gregory Guiney – Life in Russia
2nd Place: Elijah Helm – Selected moments from the diaries of Margaret Helm