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The National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize 2020 – The shortlist

  1. Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb
  2. National Book Prize
  3. The National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize 2020 – The shortlist




Posted on July 20, 2020

The National Book Council is hereby announcing the shortlist of books, published in 2019, contending for the 2020 National Book Prize.

The National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize shortlist is selected by an independent adjudication board and serves as guide to standout books published in Malta during the previous year. Shortlisted titles can be purchased from all bookstores, publishers’ online shop and at the upcoming Malta Book Festival 2020 (11–15 November) at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta.

The shortlist for the National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize 2020 includes 68 shortlisted titles out of a total of 182 longlisted works; 44 books have been shortlisted in the nine categories for publications for adults, and 24 books for the Terramaxka Prize. As of this year’s edition, poetry publications are being considered for prizes in two distinct categories, Poetry in English and Poetry in Maltese, corresponding to the language in which the collections are written.

The categories for General Research, and Biographic and Historiographic Research feature the greatest number of shortlisted works, with eleven titles in each category covering a wide range of Melitensia subjects. The category for Original Works for adolescents of 13-16 years within the Terramaxka Prize is the only one with no shortlisted titles.

The adjudication process was launched in May with the publication of the 2020 National Book Prize longlist and on 16 July the Adjudication Board presented the shortlist. The Adjudication Board will be selecting the winners in each category of the National Book Prize and the Terramaxka Prize for children’s literature ahead of the Terramaxka Prize winners announcement on Tuesday 10 November during the official opening of the Malta Book Festival 2020. The winners of the National Book Prize 2020 will be announced at an award-giving ceremony later in December.

For further updates concerning the National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize 2020 follow the National Book Council Facebook page and website at https://staging-ktieb-staging.kinsta.cloud/

National Book Prize 2020 shortlist: books published in 2019

Novels in Maltese and English

 

Short stories in Maltese and English

 

Poetry in Maltese

 

Poetry in English

 

Drama in Maltese and English

 

Literary Non-fiction in Maltese and English

 

Translation

 

General Research

 

Biographical and Historiographic Research

 

Terramaxka Prize 2020: books published in 2019

Original works: books for children (ages 0-7)

 

Original works: books for children (ages 8-12)

 

Original works: books for adolescents (ages 13-16)

There are no shortlisted titles in this category.

 

Books translated into Maltese (ages 0-7)

 

Books translated into Maltese (ages 8-12)

 

Books translated into Maltese (ages 13-16)

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