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The National Book Council is hereby announcing the shortlist of books, published in 2018, contending for the 2019 National Book Prize.

The adjudication process launched in April with the publication of the longlist. On 15 July, the Adjudication Board presented the shortlist at the NBC offices, including a statement of justification for each entry that did not make the shortlist. Authors and publishers interested in reading the judges’ statement are invited to get in touch with the NBC.

Out of a total of 147 longlisted works, 55 have made the shortlist – 34 books in the adult categories, and 21 for the Terramaxka Prize.

Works shortlisted under biographical and historiographical research are almost equally distributed between the two modes. The Terramaxka category for original works for children up to 7 years was again the one with the most shortlisted titles.

The Adjudication Board will now be selecting the winners of the Book Prize in each separate category in both adult literature (National Book Prize) and children’s literature (Terramaxka Prize). 

The winners of the Terramaxka Prize will be announced on Tuesday 5 November at the official opening of the Malta Book Festival 2019. The winners of the National Book Prize will be announced at an award-giving ceremony that will be held at Auberge de Castille later this year.

 

National Book Prize 2019

Novels in Maltese and English

 

Short stories in Maltese and English

 

Poetry in Maltese and English

 

Drama in Maltese and English

(no entries)

 

Literary Non-fiction in Maltese and English

 

Translation

 

General Research

 

Biographical and Historiographic Research

 

Terramaxka 2019: books published in 2018

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

 

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

 

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

 

Books translated into Maltese (ages 0-7)

 

Books translated into Maltese (ages 8-12)

 

Books translated into Maltese (ages 13-16)

(no entries)

 

 

 

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