The 40th PLR Payment Is Out
The National Book Council would like to announce that the fortieth PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being […]
A book donation by the National Book Council to Malta Libraries
The National Book Council (NBC) has donated a large number of books to Malta Libraries, which it will […]
Are You Interested in Working with Wikipedia? NBC and Wikimedia Community Malta Launch Collaborationโจ
The National Book Council (NBC) is excited to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with Wikimedia Community Malta (WCM) to […]
The 39 PLR Payment Is Out
The National Book Council would like to announce that the thirty-nine PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being […]
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2025 Opens for Submissions in Maltese and English
The National Book Council (NBC) is thrilled to announce its renewed collaboration with the Commonwealth Foundation for the […]
Celebrating Literary Excellence: Finalists For The 2024 National Book Prize And Terramaxka Prize Announced
The National Book Council (NBC) is announcing the shortlist for the 2024 National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize, […]
The Results Of The Malta Book Fund 2024 Are Out
The National Book Council is pleased to announce that the Malta Book Fund 2024 adjudication board has agreed […]
The 38 PLR Payment Is Out
The National Book Council would like to announce that the thirty-eight PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being […]
National Book Council Embarks on Five-Year Strategy
The National Book Council (NBC) is excited to announce the commencement of its five-year strategy plan, spanning 2025-2030 […]
Exhibitors and Educators โ apply now to participate at the 2024 Malta Book Festival!
Applications for exhibitors and student pre-registrations for educators wishing to participate at the 2024 edition of the Malta […]
Book Donation To St Vincent De Paul For Dementia-Friendly Garden Libraries
Today, the National Book Council (NBC) donated a considerable amount of books to St Vincent De Paul Long […]
Book Donation to Malta Libraries on World Book and Copyright Day 2024
Today, the National Book Council (NBC) donated a substantial amount of books to Malta Libraries in celebration of […]
Itโs World Book And Copyright Day
On the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day, and Libraries Day 2024, the National Book Council (NBC) […]
The 37 PLR Payment Is Out
The National Book Council would like to announce that the thirty-seventh PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being […]
More changes to the Malta Book Fund: applications are now open for 2024
The National Book Council (KNK) has opened applications for the Malta Book Fund 2024, which this year has […]
The 2024 Campus Book Festival kicks off tomorrow!
The 2024 Campus Book Festival kicks off tomorrow morning at the University of Malta Quadrangle. Students and the […]
‘Ir-Re Borg’ selected as Maltaโs entry for the European Union Prize for Literature
The National Book Council (NBC) is nominating the novel Ir-Re Borg for the European Union Prize for Literature […]
The 2024 Campus Book Festival: Unveiling the Programme of Events
The National Book Council (NBC) proudly presents the 2024 Campus Book Festival programme, taking place from Wednesday 20 […]
Join the NBC at the London Book Fair 2024: Guest Passes for Publishers, Authors and Translators from Malta
The National Book Council (NBC) is proud to offer an amount of guest passes to publishers, authors and […]
The 2022 Publishing Entities Survey: Publishers grapple with soaring book production costs, prompting industry reflection
The figures revealed by the 2022 Publishing Entities Survey shed light on a concerning trend in the Maltese […]
The 36 PLR Payment Is Out
The National Book Council would like to announce that the thirty-sixth PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being […]
The Novels for Youth Literary Contest 2024 launched; 2023 winning manuscript announced
The Novels for Youth Literary Contest 2024 has been launched, and the winning manuscript for the 2023 edition […]
Income tax rate on authorsโ royalties reduced by half
The income tax rate paid by authors on royalties has been reduced from 15% to 7.5%. This incentive […]
Open Call for Evaluators
The National Book Council (NBC) appoints external evaluators to assist in the evaluation of grant applications and literary […]
A Book Donation By The National Book Council To Malta Libraries
The National Book Council (NBC) donated a substantial amount of books to Malta Libraries, which will now find […]
Winners Of The 2023 National Book Prize Announced
The winners of the 2023 National Book Prize were announced earlier this evening during a private ceremony held […]
National Book Council Implements the Retention Policy in Collaboration with National Archives
In a significant milestone, the National Book Council has implemented an official Retention Policy with the National Archives […]
2023 Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest Winners Announced
The winners of this yearโs Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest were announced at a ceremony held at the […]
The Malta Book Festival 2023 – offering varied pathways into the world of books
The Malta Book Festival 2023 was officially inaugurated yesterday evening, during a ceremony which highlighted the multi-sensory experience […]
The 35 PLR Payment Is Out
The National Book Council would like to announce that the thirty-fifth PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being […]
Dynamic collaborations take you #beyondbooks at the Malta Book Festival
Get ready for the much-anticipated Malta Book Festival, a celebration of literature that goes outside conventional boundaries, taking […]
The 2023 Malta Book Festival programme of events is out
The National Book Council released the programme of events and the promotional video for the 2023 Malta Book […]
Online launch of ‘Call the Sea a Poet: Focus on Malta’
A collaboration between the National Book Council (NBC) andย Modern Poetry in Translationย (MPT), a leading literary magazine that brings […]
The 34 PLR Payment is out
The National Book Council would like to announce that the thirty-fourth PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being […]
The results of the Malta Book Fund 2023 are out
The National Book Council is pleased to announce that the Malta Book Fund 2023 adjudication board has agreed […]
The inauguration of Malta’s first Poet Laureate
Maltaโs first Poet Laureate, Maria Grech Ganado, was received by H.E. the President of Malta Dr. George Vellaย at […]
NBC 02/2023 Position of Manager with the National Book Council: Jobsplus permit number 505/2023
The National Book Council invites applications for the position of Manager with the National Book Council on a […]
NBC 01/2023 Position of Manager (Marketing) with the National Book Council: Jobsplus permit number 504/2023
The National Book Council invites applications for the position of Manager (Marketing) with the National Book Council on […]
Read. Learn. Repeat.
Starting from today Friday 2 June, the National Book Council (NBC) is launching the second series of the […]
The 33 PLR Payment Is Out
The National Book Council would like to announce that the thirty-third PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being […]
Malta Book Fund 2023 is now open for applications
Applicationsย forย the 2023 Malta Book Fund are now open. This fund consists of two main distinct grant areas funding […]
National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize 2023 – The Longlist
The National Book Council is publishing the list of titles that were submitted to participate in the adjudication […]
The National Book Council goes to the 2023 London Book Fair
The National Book Council (NBC) will be present at the 2023 London Book Fair from 18โ20 April at […]
All is ready for the 2023 Campus Book Festival!
All is ready for the opening of Kampus Kotba, the tenth edition of the 2023 Campus Book Festival. […]
Discovering the Intersection of Music and Literature at Kampus Kotba 2023: The ‘ฤฆsejjes Letterarji’ Experience
The power of music to enhance a book is undeniable. It has the ability to add an extra […]
Meet the exhibitors of the 2023 Campus Book Festival
Kampus Kotba, the 2023 Campus Book Festival will be held between Wednesday 22 March and Friday 24 March. […]
National Book Prize 2023 โ Applications are open
The National Book Council is pleased to announce the call for submissions for the National Book Prize, including […]
The 32 PLR Payment Is Out
The National Book Council would like to announce that the thirty-second PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being […]
A book donation by the National Book Council to Malta Libraries
The National Book Council (NBC), in its role as a cultural and educational agent, presented various books to […]
Henry Frendo: the Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient for his contribution to Maltese historiography
This year, Professor Henry Frendo was awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for his Contribution to Maltese Literature […]
The Poet Laureate Award goes to Nadia Mifsud
This year, Nadia Mifsud won the National Book Prize with her poetry collection Varjazzjonijiet tas-Skiet (Ede Books, 2021), […]
2022 Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest Winners Announced
The winners of this yearโs Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest were announced at a ceremony held at the […]
Bdil fid-data: Tissejjaฤง il-Laqgฤงa taโ Konsultazzjoni gฤงall-Awturi u l-Pubblikaturi
Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb qed iฤงabbar id-data tal-laqgฤงa ta’ konsultazzjoni mal-awturi u l-pubblikaturi, li se ssir is-Sibt 17 ta’ […]
‘From Illustration to Book’: The exhibition at the Malta Book Festival 2022
The National Book Council and Arts Council Malta are proud to announce that the exhibition From Illustration to […]
The 31 PLR Payment Is Out
The National Book Council would like to announce that the thirty-first PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being […]
Markapaฤกna โ A new literary podcast series by the National Book Council
As part of its strategy to continuously promote Maltese publications with local audiences, the National Book Council is […]
The results of the Malta Book Fund 2022 are out
The National Book Council is pleased to announce that the Malta Book Fund 2022 adjudication board has agreed […]
MoU between Arts Council Malta and the National Book Council aims at strengthening the collaboration between the creative community and the publishing industry
An agreement between Arts Council Malta and the National Book Council aims to strengthen the existing collaboration between […]
Expression of Interest for the position of Cultural Organiser
The National Book Council has published an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the position of Cultural Organiser. Scope, […]
The 30 PLR Payment Is Out
The National Book Council would like to announce that the thirtieth PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being […]
The National Book Council donates new books to Malta Libraries
The National Book Council (NBC) has today donated a large amount of new books to Malta Libraries, the […]
The Child and The Book Conference 2022
The National Book Council is proud to be supporting The Child and The Book Conference taking place on […]
Publication of Public tender for the Provision of brand, design, and marketing management services
The National Book Council has just published via the Electronic Public Procurement System (ePPS) a public tender for […]
National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize 2022 โ The Longlist
The National Book Council is pleased to publish the list of titles that were submitted to participate in […]
A reminder to authors: Income tax due on royalties
The National Book Council (NBC) would like to inform all authors that all payments related to tax on […]
Malta Book Fund 2022 is now open for applications
Applications for the 2022 Malta Book Fund are now open. New to this year, the Malta Book Fund […]
The National Book Council at the 2022 London Book Fair
We are pleased to announce that the National Book Council (NBC) has finalized its preparations for the participation […]
Annual Report for 2021
The National Book Council (NBC) is publishing its comprehensive Annual Report for the year 2021. Notwithstanding the effects […]
The 28 PLR Payment Is Out
The National Book Council would like to announce that the twenty-eight PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being […]
The Annual Consultation Meeting for Authors and Publishers is convened
The National Book Council is convening the 2022 Annual Consultation Meeting for Authors and Publishers online on Saturday […]
Happy holidays from the National Book Council
A book is a gift that will always hit the right chord – get yourself and your loved […]
A donation of books to Mount Carmel Hospital
The National Book Council (NBC) presented this morning a donation of books to Monte Carmeli Hospital. The books […]
The NBC donates books to domestic violence shelters
The National Book Council has donated books to the Commission on Gender-Based Violence and Domestic Violence which will […]
The 27 PLR payment is out
The National Book Council would like to announce that the twenty-seventh PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being […]
Taฤงt Il-Qoxra: L-Education Exception – direttivi ฤกodda gฤงall-iskejjel
“Kull gฤงalliem hemm bลผonn japrezza l-fatt li hemm xogฤงol kbir involut, gฤงaldaqstant ฤงadd ma jista’ jieฤงu xogฤงol ta’ […]
The results of the Malta Book Fund 2021 are out
The National Book Council is pleased to announce that the adjudication board of the Malta Book Fund 2021 […]
Central Public Library Area Regeneration Proposal
The National Book Council and AP Valletta joined forces with the intention to explore the potential regeneration of […]
An update from the National Book Council on the Copyright Reform
The National Book Council would like to update its stakeholders and the general public over its proposed Copyright […]
Taฤงt il-Qoxra: L-attrazzjoni lejn l-oskur – niddiskutu โNyctophiliaโ
Nyctophilia – l-attrazzjoni lejn id-dlam jew il-lejl; sens taโ identitร jew appartenenza lejn kulma hu taโ xeฤงta oskura. […]
Taฤงt il-Qoxra: Doreen Micallef – il-mara, il-poeta, u ลผ-ลผmien li gฤงexet fih
โMa kinitx mara taโ ideat tipiฤi taโ ลผmienhaโ – Marlene Saliba โMa nafx jekk qattx qrat il-femminiลผmu, imma […]
Taฤงt il-Qoxra: In-Niฤฤa Letterarja tal-Effiฤกji Reliฤกjuลผi
An interesting development in the publication of recent Melitensia is a growing niche of works on religious effigies […]
Authors approve motion for the election of National Book Council members during second National Writersโ Congress
The National Book Council has just convened the National Writersโ Congress as part of its legal mandate to […]
The NBC donates books to the Leap Centre in Valletta
The National Book Council has presented a considerable donation of local publications to the Foundation for Social Welfare […]
The 25th PLR payment is out and PLR scheme extended
The Public Lending Rights scheme (PLR) was introduced by the National Book Council (NBC) in 2015 for those […]
The National Writers Congress is convened – a message from the Chairman
Dear writers, It is a legal obligation of the National Book Council (NBC) to annually consult with writers […]
2021 World Book and Copyright Day, and Librariesโ Day
During a past year in which weโve experienced limitations on our movement and time spent outdoors, books have […]