1999 Literary Prizes and Subsidies / Premju Letterarju u Sussidji 1999<

Notice has been carried in the Government Gazette of 19^th October 1999

(No. 16852) concerning awards and subsidies to be awared by the Ministry of Education to authors of outstanding literary works and other genres in Maltese first published in book form during the year 1998.

A prize of Lm700 and a commemorative medal will be awarded in each of these seven categories: Prose fiction, Prose non-fiction, Poetry, Drama, Juvenile literature, Translations, and Research work of an academic / scientific / technical nature. In addition three other prizes of Lm300 each may be awarded for books of a high standard in any category, which may include one for the most promising new author.

Apart from these prizewinners and merit awards, subsidies will be awarded for all other works which reach the required standard. A medal and a certificate of merit will also be awarded to the publishing house responsible for the best book format of a Maltese publication for the year 1998.

Each work submitted should not be less than 48 pages of original text and must be accompanied by a signed statement from the author that it is his / her own original work, and that it was published in book form for the first time in 1998. In the case of a collective or a revised edition, the book will only be considered if it contains a minimum of 48 pages of new original text, in which case the author should specify the pages in his/her statement.

Together with this statement, the authors should indicate under which category they wish to submit their publication.

Participants should send seven copies (which are not returnable) of their work to: The Secretary, 1999 Literary Prize & Subsidies Committee, att. Mr.Godwin Vella (Room 431), Ministry of Education, Floriana, by not later than noon of Friday, 12^th November 1999.

Premju Letterarju u Sussidji 1999

Għadha kif dehret in-notifika fil-Gazzetta tal-Gvern tad-dsatax ta' Ottubru (Nru 16852) li l-Ministeru ta' l-Edukazzjoni ħabbar il-konkors annwali bħala għarfien lill-awturi ta' l-aħjar xogħlijiet letterarji u ta' xejra oħra bil-Malti li 'ew ippubblikati għall-ewwel darba fi ktieb matul is-sena 1998.

Premju ta' Lm700 u midalja kommemorattiva se jingħataw f'kull waħda minn dawn is-seba' kategoriji: Proża letterarja, Proża mhux fittizja, Poeżija, Drama, Letteratura tat-Tfal, Traduzzjoni, u Ricerka akkademika / xjentifika / teknika, eċċetra. Tliet premjijiet oħrajn ta' Lm300 – il wieħed jistgħu jingħataw għall-kotba ta' livell għoli fi kwalunkwe kategorija, li wieħed minnhom jista' jkun ta' kittieb 'did promettenti.

Minbarra dawn il-premjijiet, se jingħata sussidju għal kull xogħol ieħor li jilħaq il-livell mixtieq. Midalja u ċertifikat jingħataw ukoll lil dik id-dar tal-pubblikazzjoni għall-isbaħ preżentazzjoni ta' ktieb bil-Malti mitbugħ fl-1998.

Kull xogħol ippreżentat għandu jkun fiħ mhux inqas minn 48 pagna ta' test originali, u miegħu trid tintbagħat stqarrija mill-awtur / awtriċi li x-xogħol 'ie ppubblikat fi ktieb għall-ewwel darba fl-1998. F'kaz ta' edizzjoni kollettiva jew riveduta, il-ktieb jikkwalifika biss jekk ikun fiħ minimu ta' 48 pagna ta' test 'did ori'inali, u f'dan il-kaz l-awtur / awtriċi jridu jindikaw il-pa'ni fl-istqarrija tagħhom.

Flimkien ma' din l-istqarrija, l-awturi jridu jindikaw taħt liema mis-seba' kategoriji jixtiequ jipprezentaw il-ktieb tagħhom.

Il-partiċipanti għandhom jibagħtu seba' kopji tal-ktieb (li ma jintraddux lura) lis-Segretarju, Premju Letterarju u Sussidji 1999, att. Is-Sur Godwin Vella (Kamra 431), Ministeru ta' l-Edukazzjoni, Floriana, mhux aktar tard min-nofsinhar tal-Gimgħa, 12 ta' Novembru 1999.