Home / News / Winners of the Terramaxka Book Prize 2016 Back to News Winners of the Terramaxka Book Prize 2016 Festivals • National Book Prize • News 8th November, 2016 The National Book Council is proud to announce the winners of the Terramaxka Prize 2016 – a national prize for books written for children and adolescents throughout 2015. Winners were announced on Tuesday 7th November 2016 during the official opening of the Malta Book Festival (9-13th NOV) at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta in the presence of all Prize participants, Festival exhibitors and other special guests. These winning titles will be celebrated during Festival mornings in a series of activities organized for visiting school children. Following are all winning titles of the Terramaxka Prize in their respective categories. Category: ORIGINAL WORK: BOOKS FOR CHILDREN (AGES 0-7) Mingu by Clare Azzopardi (Merlin Publishers Limited). Category: ORIGINAL WORK: BOOKS FOR CHILDREN (AGES 8-12) Irvin Vella Investigatur Virtwali: il-Każ Manduca by John A. Bonello (Merlin Publishers Limited). Category: ORIGINAL WORK: BOOKS FOR ADOLESCENTS (AGES 13-16) Djamantini by Kulleġġ Santa Klara, Skola Sekondarja, Pembroke. Category: TRANSLATION: BOOKS TRANSLATED INTO MALTESE (AGES 0-7) Vjoletta by Loranne Vella (Merlin Publishers Limited) translation of ‘Violeta’ by Abril Calero. Category: TRANSLATION: BOOKS TRANSLATED INTO MALTESE (AGES 8-12) Il-Leġenda ta’ San Ġorġ u d-Dragun by Pierre J. Mejlak (Merlin Publishers Limited) translation of ‘La llegenda de Sant Jordi i el Drac’ by Laura Vaqué. Prize for BEST BOOK PRODUCTION: TERRAMAXKA BOOK PRIZE 2015 Merlin Publishers Limited for Mingu by Clare Azzopardi. Prize for ILLUSTRATOR OF WINNING BOOK IN THE ORIGINAL WORKS: BOOKS FOR CHILDREN (AGES 0-7) Lisa Falzon for Mingu. Prize for ILLUSTRATOR OF WINNING BOOK IN THE ORIGINAL WORKS: BOOKS FOR CHILDREN (AGES 8-12) CATEGORY Lisa Falzon for Irvin Vella Investigatur Virtwali: il-Kaz Manduca. For more info about the Festival five-day cultural programme of events: Web: https://ktieb.org.mt/?page_id=137 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1951963831697045/ SHARE POST Related Articles Uncover the Story at the Malta Book Festival! News 18th May, 2026 Read More John Edward DeMicoli from Malta wins 2026 regional Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Canada and Europe News 13th May, 2026 Read More The 2026 Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest is Now Open for Entries News 12th May, 2026 Read More Average Maltese person buys three books a year, survey finds News 12th May, 2026 Read More Open Call for illustration submissions for the exhibition From Illustration to Book at the Malta Book Festival 2026 News 11th May, 2026 Read More National Book Council Publishes its Annual Report for 2025 News 17th April, 2026 Read More Commonwealth Short Story Prize welcomes the first ever Maltese author onto its regional shortlist News 15th April, 2026 Read More Exhibitors and Event Organisers – Apply Now To Participate At The 2026 Malta Book Festival! News 14th April, 2026 Read More Apply Now for a Free Online Course for Aspiring Book Editors News 13th April, 2026 Read More The 45 PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 9th April, 2026 Read More view all similar news
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