Even now that Low Saxon is officially recognized in the Netherlands and in Germany, there are few attempts to reunite the two speaker communities across the political border. On the Netherlands side of the border, however, Low Saxon speakers tend to be aware that their dialects and the ones east of the border are on a continuum, and in recent years Low Saxon writers of the Netherlands have begun to participate in North German literature competitions. Despite this, there is a vast body of Low Saxon literature from all ages. Nowadays, Low Saxon authors tend to write their works in their home dialects, rendering them orthographically as they please, in Germany always using German-based systems with inconsistently applying rules. However, there is quite a number of Low Saxon works of high literary value, including non-traditional prose and poetry.
Anthologies are especially popular.
Most German publishers of printed Low Saxon anthologies and presenters of Low Saxon material online still use as the principal language German rather than Low Saxon itself, for instance in their introductions and annotations. This goes to show that even among many, if not most interested and well-meaning people the indoctrinated idea that Low Saxon is dependent upon and subservient to German or Dutch still persists.