National Book Council (Malta)

26/09/2026

▪️ Il-Ġimgħa filgħaxija, fil-Palazz ta' Sant'Anton, saret iċ-Ċerimonja tal-Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb, li matulha 18-il ktieb ippubblikati matul l-2025 ġew rikonoxxuti bi premju.

Il-premjijiet tqassmu miċ-Chairman Eżekuttiv tal-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb, Mark Camilleri, mill-Ministru għall-Arti, il-Kulturà u l-Wirt Nazzjonali Malcolm Paul Agius Galea, u milċ-Chairman tal-Kunsill Malti għall-Arti Luke Dalli. Fost dawk rikonoxxuti, l-awtur Karl Schembri rebaħ il-Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb, waqt li l-Professur Joe Friggieri kien rikonoxxut bil-Lifetime Achievement Award.

F'diskors matul is-serata li saret taħt il-patroċinju tagħha, il-President Myriam Spiteri Debono aċċennat ir-rwol importanti tal-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb favur il-promozzjoni tal-lingwa Maltija, u r-responsabbiltà li għandna lejn l-ilsien tagħna.

Il-President irrikonoxxiet il-kreattività, ir-riċerka u l-intellett tal-kittieba Maltin, u ħeġġet biex tkompli tissaħħaħ il-ħidma bejn il-partijiet u l-imsieħba kollha involuti, fosthom l-awturi, il-pubblikaturi, it-tradutturi u l-illustraturi flimkien mal-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb, favur l-evoluzzjoni tal-ilsien Malti, u b’hekk il-lingwa Maltija ma titlifx ir-rikkezza u l-karattru tagħha.

▪️ 18 books published during 2025 were recognized with awards during the National Book Prize ceremony held on Friday evening at San Anton Palace.

The awards were presented by the Executive Chairman of the National Book Council, Mark Camilleri, the Minister for the Arts, Culture and National Heritage, Malcolm Paul Agius Galea, and the Chairman of Arts Council Malta, Luke Dalli. Among the award recipients, author Karl Schembri won the National Book Prize, while Professor Joe Friggieri was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

In a speech delivered during the event, which was held under her patronage, President Myriam Spiteri Debono highlighted the National Book Council's important role in promoting the Maltese language, as well as the responsibility we bear towards our language.

The President acknowledged the creativity, research, and intellect of Maltese writers and encouraged the continued strengthening of collaboration among all involved parties and partners, including authors, publishers, translators, and illustrators, alongside the National Book Council, to foster the evolution of the Maltese language while ensuring it retains its richness and character.

📷 Francis Debono

26/09/2026

👏👏📗📙 The Malta Royal Opera House – Power, Culture and the Stage, published jointly by Kite Group and Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti, has won the Research category in the National Book Awards organised by the National Book Council (Malta). Author: Vicki Ann Cremona, Photography: Daniel Cilia

Prosit to all those who contributed to making this two-volume publication possible. Only a few copies are still available. For information: 9993 2592

25/09/2026

🥳 🏆 Total ta' 18-il ktieb rebbieħ tħabbru llejla waqt iċ-Ċerimonja tal-Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb li saret fil-Palazz Sant’Anton.

💪 😍 L-aġġudikanti faħħru l-fatt li r-rebbieħa ta' dis-sena b'mod ġenerali stinkaw biex iwessgħu l-kanonu letterarju Malti, b’letteratura li mad-dixxiplina artistika żewġet vulnerabbiltà tematika li qabel ma ġietx żviluppata daqstant.

👇 Aqra aktar 👇

https://ktieb.org.mt/mt/uncategorized-mt/il-premju-nazzjonali-tal-ktieb-jippremja-lil-18-il-ktieb-rebbieh-waqt-cerimonja-fil-palazz-ta-santanton/

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🥳 🏆 A total of 18 winning titles took home the National Book Prize during a ceremony which took place at San Anton Palace

💪 😍 Adjudicators hailed this year’s winning works for their efforts in expanding the range of the Maltese literary canon; through works of both rigour and vulnerability that boldly introduce previously under-explored themes and ideas

👇 Find out more👇

https://ktieb.org.mt/news-en/the-national-book-prize-awards-18-winning-titles-during-ceremony-at-san-anton-palace/

25/09/2026

🥳 🏆 Total ta' 18-il ktieb rebbieħ tħabbru llejla waqt iċ-Ċerimonja tal-Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb li saret fil-Palazz Sant’Anton.

💪 😍 L-aġġudikanti faħħru l-fatt li r-rebbieħa ta' dis-sena b'mod ġenerali stinkaw biex iwessgħu l-kanonu letterarju Malti, b’letteratura li mad-dixxiplina artistika żewġet vulnerabbiltà tematika li qabel ma ġietx żviluppata daqstant.

👇 Aqra aktar 👇

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🥳 🏆 A total of 18 winning titles took home the National Book Prize during a ceremony which took place at San Anton Palace

💪 😍 Adjudicators hailed this year’s winning works for their efforts in expanding the range of the Maltese literary canon; through works of both rigour and vulnerability that boldly introduce previously under-explored themes and ideas

👇 Find out more 👇

Ir-rebbieħa tal-Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb 2026 – għall-kotba ppubblikati fl-2025 – tħabbru llejla waqt ċerimonja li saret fil-Palazz ta’ Sant’Anton taħt

25/09/2026

Fil-paġna letterarja tal-KNK għal dil-ġimgħa, Christopher Cutajar iħares lejn il-ktieb L-'Eżodu taċ-Ċikonji' ta’ Walid Nabhan, u filwaqt li jagħtina spunti mill-istorja, jirrifletti fuq il-bejta li kulħadd iġorr ġo fih, imur fejn imur.

💬 Għal b***a minna meta nitkellmu dwar liema hi dik l-art li fiha twelidna, ir-risposta toħroġ ċara kristall. 💬

Tista' tixtri dan il-ktieb mingħand Klabb Kotba Maltin.

Fil-paġna letterarja tal-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb għal dil-ġimgħa, Christopher Cutajar iħares lejn il-ktieb L-Eżodu taċ-Ċikonji ta’ Walid Nabhan, u filwaqt li jagħtina spunti mill-istorja, jirrifletti fuq il-bejta li kulħadd iġorr ġo fih, imur fejn imur

22/09/2026

😍 Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb jifraħ lit-tliet parteċipanti Maltin li temmew b'suċċess il-kors 'Become a Book Editor' - kors offrut online fuq sitt ġimgħat, mogħti mill-editur rinomat Francesco Vilhena, li huwa bbażat fir-Renju Unit. Il-Kunsill kopra l-ispejjeż kollha tal-kors għall-parteċipanti lokali.

🔧 Il-KNK se jkompli jinvesti f'tali inizjattivi tat-tisħiħ tal-ħiliet għall-imsieħba fis-settur tal-kotba lokali, b'kors ieħor dwar il-kitba tal-proża fittizja li se jsir fil-ħarifa, u li mtlew il-postijiet kollha disponibbli għalih.

👇 Skopri aktar

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😍 The National Book Council congratulates the three Maltese participants who successfully completed ‘Become a Book Editor’ – six-week online course delivered by renowned UK editor Francesco Vilhena, with all costs for local participants covered by the Council.

🔧 The NBC will continue to invest in such capacity-building initiatives for stakeholders in the local book sector, with another fully-booked course on fiction writing set to begin in the autumn.

👇 Find out more 👇

Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb (KNK) huwa impenjat li jżid l-inizjattivi li joffri lill-imsieħba lokali li jsaħħu l-ħiliet, wara li ntemm b’suċċess kors ta’

18/09/2026

Il-Malti jgħid "Mhux kull min għandu snienu bojod jiekol il-ġobon", imma min jaf kieku...

Morna fit-toroq tal-Belt u staqsejna lin-nies jirnexxilhomx jaqtgħu isem il-ktieb mill-qoxra tiegħu biss.

Min jaf kif marru?! Ara dal-filmat u, għaliex le, waqqfu u pprova aqta' inti wkoll!

F'kollaborazzjoni ma' Side Street Malta.

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They say don’t judge a book by its cover, but what if…

In collaboration with the National Book Council, Side Street Malta took to the streets of Valletta to ask passersby to guess the contents of Maltese books on the basis of its cover art alone.

Find out how they did… and feel free to pause and play along too!

Merlin Publishers - Kite Group - Faraxa Publishing - Horizons Malta - BDL Books, Malta - Books / Klabb Kotba Maltin

18/09/2026

Fil-paġna letterarja tal-KNK għal dil-ġimgħa, Ħaley Xuerebtagħti ħarsa lejn il-ġabra ta’ novelli ta’ Lara Calleja, 'Kissirtu Kullimkien'. Dan il-ktieb ilaqqa’ lil Xuereb ma’ riflessjonijiet dwar is-sabiħ li hawn madwarna, imma anki dwar kemm das-sabiħ għandu lil sieħbu dejjem ħdejh – it-telfien tas-sabiħ, u l-akkwist tal-ikrah madwarna, kullimkien.

💬 Aħna, sa ċertu punt, dak li hemm madwarna. U jekk dak kollu li hemm madwarna jibda jinbidel, x’jiġri mill-memorja tagħna? X’jiġri mill-identità tagħna? X’jiġri mill-mod kif nagħrfu lil xulxin? 💬

Tista' tixtri dan il-ktieb mingħand Merlin Publishers.

Fil-paġna letterarja tal-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb għal dil-ġimgħa, Ħaley Xuereb tagħti ħarsa lejn il-ġabra ta’ novelli ta’ Lara Calleja, Kissirtu Kullimkien. Dan il-ktieb ilaqqa’ lil Xuereb ma’ riflessjonijiet dwar is-sabiħ li hawn madwarna, imma anki dwar kemm d...

16/09/2026

"Omar N’Shea’s work tilts, perhaps uncomfortably, in the folds of the personal and the historical. Es Sidr is no exception as it takes the reader on an intimate search for origins unfolding against the backdrop of Mediterranean politics."

Raylene Abdilla reviews Omar N'Shea's Es Sidr. This book is published by Aphroconfuso and can be found on https://aphroconfuso.mt

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14/09/2026

"In effect, it seeks to beguile the reader, much like the monsters within its pages, leading them into an uncanny valley of folklore that leaves the mind insatiably curious."

Francesco Frendo reviews Ġużi Gatt’s Karattri tal- Fantasija Maltin. This book is published by Klabb Kotba Maltin, and can be found at midseabooks.com

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