National Book Prize 2013 winners announced
The National Book Council recently held the official prize giving ceremony for the National Book Prize: Books 2013. All National Book Prize finalists were present alongside distinguished guests for official speeches by the Prime Minister and the Executive Chairman of the National Book Council.
LITERARY WORKS (NOVELS IN MALTESE) CATEGORY
WALID NABHAN
L-EŻODU TAĊ-ĊIKONJI
LITERARY WORKS (SHORT STORIES IN MALTESE) CATEGORY
ALFRED SANT
ĊPAR – AKTAR RAKKONTI U DIVERTIMENTI
MALTESE POETRY CATEGORY
IMMANUEL MIFSUD
PENELOPI TISTENNA
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (AGES 8 TO 12 YEARS) CATEGORY
ADRIAN GRIMA
VLEĠĠA KKARGATA
TRANSALTION CATEGORY
TONI AQUILINA
L-ALLA TAL-ĦERBA TA’ YASMIN REZA
NON-LITERARY BOOKS IN ENGLISH OR MALTESE RELATING TO HUMANITIES CATEGORY
MARIO AZZOPARDI
VERĠNI SAGRI, DEMONJI U BOLOH GĦAL ALLA
PRIZE FOR THE BEST PRODUCTION OF A BOOK IN MALTESE
MERLIN PUBLISHERS LIMITED
WHAT HAPPENS IN BRUSSELS STAYS IN BRUSSELS
PRIZE FOR THE BEST PRODUCTION OF A BOOK IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE
MIDSEA BOOKS
LATE MEDIEVAL MALTA (1091-1500)
PRIZE FOR BEST ILLUSTRATOR
TREVOR ZAHRA
TQASQIS
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO LITERATURE AND/OR BOOKS
PROF. GODFREY WETTINGER
Maltese historian who specialized in Middle Ages studies, wrote several seminal books about slavery and placenames in Malta and together with Michael Fsadni discovered the Kantilena, the oldest Maltese text.
- December 7, 2014 No comments Posted in: Education