The National Book Council notifies that the books listed below have been examined by an adjudication board and placed in the respective categories as indicated for both contests and listed separately. Following the adjudication process for books in both contests, a shortlist will be created from which a winner for every category will be chosen, given that the required level is reached.

National Book Prize 2017: books published in 2016
Novels in Maltese and English

Title of Book
Author/Editor
Publisher
It-tmiem meravilja
Joseph Farrugia
Pubblikazzjoni QUM
Justice of the wild
Michael Du Preez
Faraxa Publishing
Caught in traffic
Freya Barrington
Faraxa Publishing
Skjava
Michael Cini
Horizons
The Confectioner’s daughter
Lou Drofenik
Horizons
Destin miktub
Darren Agius
Horizons
Bajtar tax-xewk
Karmenu Mallia
Horizons
Is-sbej]a Giovanelle
Tony C. Cutajar
Horizons
Luciano
Lina Brockdorff
Horizons
Is-Serafina tal-funtana
Carlo Olivari D’emanuele
Horizons
L-istorja li irrankuntat Nina
Audrey Friggieri
Horizons
Shadows in Penumbra
Lillian Sciberras
Horizons
l-għasfur tal-injam
Helen Borg
Horizons
It-tfittxija għal ġenwin ta’ Josef Gambin
Christian Colombo
Horizons
Is-saltna li jmiss
George A. Said-Zammit
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Id-dar tal-Belt
Rużar Fantin
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Fid-dlam tal-lejl ħarisna
Immanuel Mifsud
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Manuela
Edmond Zarb
Book Distributors Limited
Ċagħaq
Sharon Calleja
Book Distributors Limited
Wiġi it-teżor ta’ Kemmuna
Monica Gatt
Book Distributors Limited
F’Qiegħ l-Abbiss/Liberta/Innoċenza
Charles Micallef St John
Book Distributors Limited
Il-Barbazzal
Mark Calleja
Book Distributors Limited
Grasshopper
Aleks Farrugia
Merlin Publishers
Lucy min?
Lara Calleja
Merlin Publishers
Nex
Mark Camilleri
Merlin Publishers
Suq għax dalam
Joe Pace
Merlin Publishers

Short Stories in Maltese and English

Title of Book
Author/Editor
Publisher
Love has no colour
Antonio Zammit
Antonio Zammit
Western: bejn rakkonti, bejn divertimenti
Alfred Sant
SKS Publishers
Il-ħalliel tal-mejtin
Donna-Lynn Calleja
SKS Publishers
Nirien li ma jsaħħnux
Carmel Scicluna
Horizons
Il-Kavallier taċ-ċinju
Tony C. Cutajar
Horizons
Nisġet il-ħajja
Alfred Massa
Horizons
…jiena xi ħadd … li nokrob mill-ġuf ta’ mara
Paul P. Borg
Horizons
Nismagħhom jgħidu
Joe Friggieri
Kite Group
Awguri, Giovanni Bonello!
Chris Gruppetta (Editur)
Merlin Publishers
Il-Pjazza
Joseph M. Grech
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Stejjer veri li qatt ma ġraw
Charles Casha
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Mhux nies
Jean Paul Borg
Klabb Kotba Maltin

Poeżija bil-Malti u bl-Ingliż
Poetry in Maltese and English
Title of Book
Author/Editor
Publisher
Kilometri
Jonathan Balzan
Jonathan Balzan
Mal-ħmura tax-xefaq
Charles Bezzina
Charles Bezzina
Fuq din l-Art Ħelwa
Emmanuel Attard Cassar
Emmanuel Attard Cassar
Gozo Gems
Linda Henry
Faraxa Publishing
Tattwaġġi
Charlo’ Camilleri
Horizons
Who looks at the sun anymore
Kenneth Wain
Horizons
Il-qtar li nħobb
Jesmond Sharples
Horizons
Erbatax-il vers
Alfred Grech
Azeegona Studios
Xemx sewda passiġġieri muti
Tarcisio Zarb
Horizons
Erba’ profili: Qoxra waħda
Joe Axiaq/ Josianne X. Azzopardi/Josef Borg/Carlston Grima
Klabb Kotba Maltin
“Ħuta”
Immanuel Mifsud
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Nartiċi
Norbert Bugeja
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Orpheus: his song and his music
Richard England
Kite Group
Drama in Maltese and English
Title of Book
Author/Editor
Publisher
Katarina: addattazjoni tad-dramm ta’ Wiġi Rosato
Doris Vella Camilleri
Doris Vella Camilleri
Mela hawn xi manikomju?
Alfred Buttigieg
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Irġiel tat-tiben u żewġ drammi oħra
Carmel S. Aquilina
Horizons
Translation
Title of Book
Author/Editor
Publisher
Marcel Proust: ‘Għat-tfittxija taż-żmien mitluf: mix-xaqliba ta’ Dar Swann
Paul Zahra
Paul Zahra
Il-maħbub ta’ Lady Chatterley
Alfred Palma
Horizons
U jibda l-vjaġġ
Fred Bezzina
Horizons
Imħabba mċaħħda: Vol.I, II u III
Godwin Ellul
Book Distributors Limited
L-isem ta’ Alla huwa ħniena
Francesco Pio Attard
ĊAK-Reliġjon u Ħajja
Amoris Laetitia
Francesco Pio Attard
ĊAK-Reliġjon u Ħajja
Madre Tereża : is-sigriet tal-qdusija
Edmund Teuma
ĊAK-Reliġjon u Ħajja
Il-ħajja ta’ San Massimiljan Marija Kolbe
Edmund Teuma
ĊAK-Reliġjon u Ħajja
Il-passi tal-ħniena; il-mixja tal-ġublew
Edmund Teuma
ĊAK-Reliġjon u Ħajja

General Research
Title of Book
Author/Editor
Publisher
Maltese plants in the Bible
Peter Calamatta
Peter Calamatta
L-aqwa fl-Ewropa: il-Panama Papers u l-poter
Mark A. Sammut
Mark A. Sammut
Vanishing Malta: raising consciousness on safeguarding Malta’s legacy
Kevin Casha
APS Bank Limited
The road less travelled of a scientist and priest Pierre Tellhard De Chardin
Mary Anne Sultana
Mary Anne Sultana
Paul Jon l-ispiritwalista
Paul Jon Aquilina
Paul Jon Aquilina
The coffee enema and juicing for rejuvenating and detoxfying the human body
John Sammut
Blurb Publication
Rescur nirkbu l-mewġ tal-ħajja: sett ta’ 5 volumi
Carmel Cefai/Paul Bonello/Katya Galea
Ċentru Reżiljena u Saħħa Soċjo Emozzjonali UOM
The boats of Malta: the art of the fishermen
Desmond Morris
Faraxa Publishing
Anna tal-Esseni
Emanuel J. Casingena
Horizons
State of the Nation
Steve Hili
Midsea Books
Contemporary Architecture in Malta
Conrad Thake
Kite Group
A commentary on the Constitution of Malta
Tonio Borg
Kite Group
The Maltese village festa: a traditional yearly ritual
Patrick J. Fenech
Book Distributors Limited
Hello … nista nkellem lil Ġesu’?
Elias Vella
ĊAK-Reliġjon u Ħajja
It-tgħanniqa tal-Missier
Alessandra Dee Crespo
ĊAK-Reliġjon u Ħajja
L-Ordni Franġiskani: oasi tal-ħniena t’Alla
Mario Attard
ĊAK-Reliġjon u Ħajja
Kont marid u ġejtu żżuruni
Mario Attard
ĊAK-Reliġjon u Ħajja

Historiographic Research
Title of Book
Author/Editor
Publisher
The Great Maltese Composers: historical context, lives and works
Joseph Vella Bondin
APS Bank Limited
L-iżvilupp tal-Edukazzjoni
Joseph A. Xerri
SKS Publishers
Il-Martri Franġiskani tal-Peru’
Eman Bonnici
ĊAK-Reliġjon u Ħajja
The Pre-Siege maps of Malta: second century AD-1674
Albert Ganado
Joseph Schiro’
Book Distributors Limited
The fleet of the Knights of Malta: its organisation during the eighteenth century
Joseph F. Grima
Book Distributors Limited
Waking the dead: nineteenth century obituaries of a mirror of Maltese society (1815-c.1910)
Michael Refalo
Book Distributors Limited
Tfuliti f’Birkirkara fi żmien il-gwerra
Alfred Cachia
Book Distributors Limited
Kissing the gallows
William Zammit
Book Distributors Limited
Remembering Rediffusion in Malta
Toni Sant
Midsea Books Limited
Nation, Pride and Dignity
Joseph M. Pirotta
Midsea Books Limited
Kif dieb il-Gemiem: rakkonti dwar kaċċa u nsib mill-passat
Natalino Fenech
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Min qatel il-Patri?
Mark Montebello/Marlene Mifsud Chircop
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Għamlu isem 2
Joe Julian Farrugia
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Photography in Malta; the history & the protagonists
Kevin Casha
APS Bank Limited
Filial Churches in Malta: Qormi: a case study
Hilary Spiteri
Horizons
Treasures of faith
Edgar Vella
Midsea Books Limited
At home in art
Charlene Vella
Midsea Books Limited
Terramaxka Prize 2017: books published in 2016

Original Works: Books For Children (Ages 0-7)

Title of Book
Author/Editor
Publisher
Nikkomunika b’rispett
Dunstan Hamilton/Stephen Camilleri
Be Smart Online
Communicating Respectfully
Dunstan Hamilton/Stephen Camilleri
Be Smart Online
Mid-djarju ta’ Tina
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Giraffe’s new scarf
Naila Neymatova
Faraxa Publishing
Balloon in the sky
Calvin Cassar
Faraxa Publishing
Wherever could they be?/Fejn setgħu qegħdin?
Naomi Gatt
Horizons
Amber Alien’s pet pursuit/Amber Aljena tfittex pet
Rita Antoinette Borg
Horizons
Il-buffu mistħi/The timid clown
Rita Saliba
Horizons
Katja t-tajra
Justin Debono
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Binu l-ballun
Justin Debono
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Fejn hu Roki?
Sherise Zammit
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Min qatta’ lil Orsinu?
Sherise Zammit
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Niki tibża’ fid-dlam
Sherise Zammit
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Roki jixtieq ikun annimal ieħor…
Sherise Zammit
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Żuża ż-żebra kurjuża
Mark Zammit
Klabb Kotba Maltin
L-avventuri ta’ Ġola l-ġiraffa
Rebecca Spiteri
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Ninu l-pustier
Doris Schembri
Klabb Kotba Maltin
Feneġriż u l-Għalqa tal-Karrotti
Jennifer Spagnol
Book Distributors Limited
Ilmina u l-vit tal-iskola
Miriam Schembri
Book Fistributors Limited
Is-sistema solari
Sharon Camilleri Magro
Book Distributors Limited
L-ewwel dizzjunarju tiegħi
Book Distributors Limited
Book Distributors Limited
Il-qtates ta’ max-xatt
Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Fil-kamra ta’ Jonas
Emanuel (Noel) Tanti
Merlin Publishers
Papa’! Mama’!
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Qum!
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Rota jew ballun?
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Fejn mar Pippi?
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
L-annimali ta’ Ġanni
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Il-Ħadd id-dar tan-nanna
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Il-ġelat
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Ħafna ikel
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
X’se nilbes?
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Is-Simar
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Noli
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Aqrali storja
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Kemm nixtieq
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Għand tal-forn
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Qed nikber
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Agħlaq għajnejk
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Ħaġa moħġaġa
Rachel Portelli/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Imeldina u l-imbarazz
Sandra Hili Vassallo
Merlin Publishers

Original Works: Books For Children (Ages 8-12)
Title of Book
Author/Editor
Publisher
Nikbru flimkien
Joanne Farrugia/Stephen Camilleri/Dunstan Hamilton
Dipartiment tal-Kurrikulu, Floriana, Malta
Nagħżlu bil-għaqal
Dunstan Hamilton/Stephen Camilleri
Be Smart Online
Choosing wisely
Dunstan Hamilton/Stephen Camilleri
Be Smart Online
Nagħmlu użu tajjeb mit-teknoloġija diġitali
Dunstan Hamilton/Stephen Camillleri
Be Smart Online
Il-mixja tal-ħajja
Dunstan Hamilton/Stephen Camilleri
Dipartiment tal-Kurrikulu, Floriana, Malta
The walk of life
Dunstan Hamilton/Stephen Camilleri
Dipartiment tal-Kurrikulu, Floriana , Malta
Il-vjaġġ mit-tfulija saż-żgħożija
Dunstan Hamilton/Stephen Camilleri
Dipartiment tal-Kurrikulu, Floriana, Malta
The journey from childhood to adolescence
Dunstan Hamilton/Stephen Camilleri
Dipartiment tal-Kurrikulu, Floriana, Malta
Growing up together
Joanne Farrugia/Stephen Camilleri/Dunstan Hamilton
Department of Curriculum, Floriana, Malta
Stories from Comino
Graham Bayes
Faraxa Publishing
The gold knitting needles
Graham Bayes
Faraxa Publishing
Sigurd and the Tree of Life
Ġorġ Mallia
Horizons
Patatinu l-ħmar ta’ Val Verdum
Maria Ferriggi
Horizons
Luke u r-rigal ta’ Santa Klaws
Victor Fenech
Horizons
Stejjer mill-bosk u mkejjen oħra
Patrick Sammut
Horizons
Weraq tal-fidda
Rita Saliba
Horizons
Jean-Paul u Sebbelliku
Carmel G. Cauchi
Horizons
Żiffa mqarba f’Ħal Buffura
Rita Saliba
Book Distributors Limited
Il-presepju tal-Milied
Andrew Cilia
ĊAK-Reliġjon u Ħajja
Il-każ tas-serqiet strambi
John A. Bonello
Merlin Publishers
Stejjer ma jitwemmnux mill-klassi ta’ Miss Ambrożja Pulis Kiftaranipinġini
Audrey Friggieri
Merlin Publishers
Arloġġ u tila
Roberta Bajada
Merlin Publishers
Gerfex, Betta u l-Internet
Carmel G. Cauchi
Merlin Publishers
Original Works: Books For Adolescents (Ages 13-16)
Title of Book
Author/Editor
Publisher
Year 10/Form 4: Reflective Workbook
Dunstan Hamilton/Stephen Camilleri
Department of Curriculum Management in Collaboration
Year 9/Form 3: Reflective Workbook
Dunstan Hamilton/Stephen Camilleri
Department of Curriculum Management in Collaboration
Escape
Corrine Annette Zahra
Faraxa Publishing
Love never dies
Jennifer Spagnol
Faraxa Publishing
The war
Kristen Spiteri
Faraxa Publishing
The Gozo Cat Detectives: trilogy
Sarah Sringham
Faraxa Publishing
Esperjenza unika, Sabrina
Jacqueline Mizzi
Horizons
Buli
Lorraine Galea
Horizons
Ix-xitan b’denbu aħmar
Mario Azzopardi
Horizons
Markuż
Rita Grech
Book Distributors Limited
Fittixni
Antoinette Borg
Merlin Publishers

Books Translated Into Maltese (Ages 0-7)
Title of Book
Author/Editor
Publisher
L-ajkla u l-fekruna
Daniela Demicoli
AVC Publishers
L-arka ta’ Noe
Daniela Demicoli
AVC Publishers
Mela darba … kien hemm fenek
Daniela Demicoli
AVC Publishers
Il-ġurdien belti u l-ġurdien kampanjol
Daniela Demicoli
AVC Publishers
Kemm hu għoli s-sema?
Charles Casha
AVC Publishers
Kemm hu fond il-baħar?
Charles Casha
AVC Publishers
Minn fejn jiġu l-frieh tal-annimali?
Charles Casha
AVC Publishers
Kemm hu kbir Dinosawro?
Charles Casha
AVC Publishers
Inħobbok
Leanne Ellul
Merlin Publishers
Lupu Lupettu ilgħab u pinġi
Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Lupu Lupettu ilgħab u pinġi: idur id-dinja
Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Lupu Lupettu ilgħab u pinġi: għall-Milied!
Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Lupu Lupettu ilgħab u pinġi: il-vaganzi tas-Sajf
Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Lupu Lupettu jaħseb li hu xi ħaġa
Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Lupu Lupettu jżur il-Foresta tal-Ħrejjef
Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Lupu Lupettu jinvestiga l-mużew
Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Lupu Lupettu jibża’ minn dellu
Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Lupettu iħobb biss l-għaġin
Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
Hemm x’hemm fil-ġnien Lupettu
Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
L-ewwel annimali
Rachel Portelli
Merlin Publishers
L-ewwel kliem
Rachel Portelli
Merlin Publishers
L-ewwel opposti
Rachel Portelli
Merlin Publishers
L-ewwel kuluri u forom
Rachel Portelli
Merlin Publishers

Books Translated Into Maltese (Ages 8-12)

Title of Book
Author/Editor
Publisher
Il-Konti ta’ Monte Kristo
Mandy Tabone
AVC Publishers
L-avventuri tar-Re Arturu
Mandy Tabone
AVC Publishers
Stejjer tal-klieb
Mandy Tabone
AVC Publishers
Teresa
Leanne Ellul/Clare Azzopardi
Merlin Publishers
L-Opri ta-Ħniena imfissra liż-Żgħażagħ
Terence Portelli
ĊAK-Reliġjon u Ħajja

Books Translated Into Maltese (Ages 13-16)

Title of Book
Author/Editor
Publisher
Għażiż Papa Franġisku
Francesco Pio Attard
ĊAK-Reliġjon u Ħajja
‘Nofsu Ħażin’
Matthew Scerri
Faraxa Publishing