The National Book Council organised this year’s edition of the National Book Prize Award. The ceremony was held at the Auberge de Castille under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr Lawrence Gonzi
Each year, through the National Book Council, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Employment, gives Lm10,000/EUR23,293.73 in prizes to local authors and publishers. This is supplemented by sponsorships. This year these were by the Middlesea Group, Gutenberg Press and the Broadcasting Authority.
This year a total of 130 books were presented for the awards. Prize winners were as follows:
Literary Prose: Novels and Short Stories in Maltese
First Prize
Il-Linja l-Hadra
Clare Azzopardi Merlin Library Ltd
Second Prize
Storja Tinkiteb Kunsill Nazzjonali ta’ l-Ilsien Malti
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Literary Prose: Novels and Short Stories in Another Langauge
Of Craft and Honour and a Templar’s Chronicles
George Gregory Buttigieg
Miller Publications
Literary Prose: Translations of Novels and Short Stories
Ir-Ritratt ta’ Dorian Grech
Alfred Palma Wise Owl Publications
Prose Non Fiction
First Prize
Loghob, Taqbil u Gugarelli tat-Tfal Maltin Guido Lanfranco
Wise Owl Publications
Second Prize
Kassjopea
Maurice Mifsud Bonnici
Prose Non Fiction:
Books of Religious Nature
Passaggi Vol. 1 u Vol. 2
John Sciberras Librerija Preca
Prose Non Fiction:
Translations of Non Fiction Prose
Vergni ghal Kristu:
L-Ordo Virginium Hajja Kkonsagrata
dejjem gdida
Edmund Teuma
Cak
Prose Non Fiction in Another Language
Beautiful Creations with Ganutell Catherine Balzan
Prose Non Fiction Textbooks
Il-Gahan ta’ Madwarna
Doris Vella Camilleri
Colour Image
Poetry in Maltese
First Prize
Bil-Varloppa
Louis Briffa
PEG Ltd
Second Prize
Siegha Vjola
Joseph Buttigieg
Drama in Maltese
First Prize
Is-Sejha taz-Zmien
Joseph Vella Bondin
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Second Prize
Mhux Skond iz-Zokk
Tony C. Cutajar
Colour Image
Drama: Translation of Drama
Sa ma Jasal Godot
Toni Aquilina
APS Bank
Works of Research in Maltese or Another Language
First Prize
Melchiore Gafa
Keith Sciberras
Midsea Books
Second Prize
Malta the Medieval Millenium
Charles Dalli
Midsea Books
Books for Children and Addoloscents:
Prose for Children
First Prize
Id-Drawwiet (Kullana ghat-Tfal)
Tony C. Cutajar
Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza
Second Prize
Trasport (Kullana ghat-Tfal)
Charles Casha
Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza
Books for Children and Addoloscents:
Prose for Adoloscents
First Prize
Shab
Trevor Zahra
Merlin Library Ltd
Second Prize
Realta
Charles Daniel Saliba
Wise Owl Publications
Books for Children and Addoloscents: Poetry
Laqt u Xiber
Carmel G. Cauchi
Books for Children and Addoloscents: Translations
Old Folk Tales of the Maltese Islands
Victor Fenech
Kotba Merill
Books for Children and Addoloscents in Another Language
Other special prizes:
Prize for the Best Illustrator:
Manwel Zammit
Prize for the Publishing House for the Best Book Production in Maltese: Merlin Library
Prize for the Publishing House for the Best Book Production in Another Language: PBS Soundscapes
Special Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to the Maltese Book scene:
Michael J. Schiavone