The National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize 2021 – the longlist
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The National Book Council is publishing the list of eligible titles that have been submitted to the National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize 2021, for books published in 2020.
All books have been screened for eligibility by the adjudication board according to respective categories. In total there have been 154 eligible submissions, 95 titles across the eight categories of the National Book Prize, and 59 titles across six categories of the Terramaxka Prize.
From this year, the Translation category has been broadened to include works of non-fiction, poetry and drama in Maltese translation, as well as works of fiction. Besides this change, the category for Poetry is once again considering poetry collections written in Maltese or English within the same category. The eight categories of the National Book Prize for adults are for: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Drama, Literary Non-Fiction, Translation, General Research, and Biographical and Historiographic Research. The six categories of the Terramaxka Prize comprise three categories for original works for children and adolescents (0–7, 8–12 and 13–16 year olds), and another three categories for translated works for the same age groups.
In the coming months, the members of the board will be reading the submissions in order to select the titles for the National Book Prize and Terramaxka shortlist. The shortlist will be published on the National Book Council’s website and will also appear in a number of local newspapers.
The winners of the Terramaxka Prize will be announced during an awards ceremony which will be taking place during the official opening of the Malta Book Festival on 2 November 2021. The winners of the National Book Prize will be announced later in December at an awards ceremony of which details will be communicated in due time.
National Book Prize 2021: books published in 2020
Novels in Maltese and English
Short stories in Maltese and English
Poetry in Maltese and English
Drama in Maltese and English
No submissions received.
Translation
Literary non-Fiction
General Research
Biographical and Historiographic Research
Terramaxka 2021: books published in 2020
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)
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