34th annual YSU English Festival under way

YOUNGSTOWN — About 3,000 high school and middle school students from the Mahoning Valley and western Pennsylvania each read seven books in preparation for the Youngstown State University English Festival.

“We call it a celebration of reading and writing,” said Gary Salvner, chairman of YSU’s English department and one of the creators of the festival. “We don’t call it an educational program although it is. We don’t call it a workshop although it is. What it really is a celebration.”

This marks the 34th festival, and it runs through Friday with a new crop of about 1,000 students participating each day.

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