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16a Colbnat Oliftar = Prni6 PRAG 1943 THE PERIODARY BOARDS The publication of the result for 1942 was also a call for the Adalbert Stifter Prize 1943. The war, whose harshness and inexorability has only come to light and which has raised the question of the preservation of German values visibly, directs the view beyond the narrow borders of the country. Thematically, therefore, the submissions should not be bound to Bohemia and Moravia again. But the attachment to this space, which in the course of its development was at the same time border and core space of the political and spiritual empire of the Germans, may to an increasing extent be sought in attitude and design, just as the name Adalbert Stifter points the way to it. We need in war at least as much as in peace spiritual vitality and creative will. Even the hard life of the soldier does not let it go out of his mental and spiritual ties to the multi-figured image of the nation. Thus, the numerous submissions from all fronts of the great war, which could count the previous year's competition, explain themselves. Therefore, this is a special call again to the writers of profession or inclination, who are in the field today. A bearing bridge between the area of Bohemia and Moravia and the battle fronts for the empire at the borders of Europe is thus also to be the Adalbert-Stifter-Preis. In 1943 four narrator prizes and four poetry prizes are awarded, which are considerably increased compared to the previous years: Narrator Prize: I. Prize . . zooo Mark Poem Prize: 1. Price . . . 6oo Mark 2. Prize . I5oo Mark 2 . Price . . 500 Mark 3rd Prize . . I00o Mark 3nd Prize . 400 Mark 4th Prize . , 500 Mark 4 Price · 300 Mark The following judges decide on the allocation: State Secretary g-Group Leader Karl Hermann Frank, Wilfried Bade, Friedrich Heiß, Erwin Guido Kolbenheyer, Herybert Menzel, Erwin Wittstock. The participation is open to all Germans. Whereas the works submitted are intellectual property and original works of the consignors; whereas the works may not be published yet and may not, during the duration of the competition, be published elsewhere or offered for publication; whereas translations or works are excluded; The length of the narratives must not exceed 25 pages of typewriters in 3o lines. All works must be submitted in machine typeface, one-sidedly described, in two compartments. The entries must not bear the name of the author, but must be marked with a password. The name, year of birth, place of birth and address of the author and the title of the work must be enclosed in an envelope, which must bear the same characteristic. All entries must be sent to the Volk und Reich Verlag, Prague XII, Schwerinstraße 3, by 1 November 1943. The above conditions apply mutatis mutandis also to the poem price. The verdict of the prize court takes place until the end of December 1943 and will be published in January 1944 in the magazine "Böhmen und Mähren" (Bohemian and Moravian). It is incontestable. By awarding the price, the publisher acquires all publishing rights. Non-award-winning works can be acquired by the publisher. In the same way, the jury reserves the right to divide the suspended prices differently from those provided for. Liability for the submitted works cannot be assumed. By submitting works, the authors agree to the terms of the contest.