Home / News / National Book Festival 2013 – 13-17 Nov MCC Back to News National Book Festival 2013 – 13-17 Nov MCC Festivals • News 20th November, 2013 The National Book Council would like to bring to your attention this year’s edition of the national book fair, held from Wednesday 13th November to Sunday 17th November at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta. In order to mark the inclusive and holistic nature of this prestigious annual event, the book fair was held under the new title of “National Book Festival”. As the tradition goes, during this event, publishers, authors and bookshops showcased their material, both old and new. New participants who joined this year’s event were NGOs such as the Organisation for Maltese Language, Poets’ Society of Malta, Friends of the National Archives, the Institute of Maltese Journalists and others. The NBC also proudly welcomed the French Embassy as a new participant. During the Festival, different activities were held by publishers, authors, artists and the National Book Council itself. This year, the NBC also launched a literary journal in order to promote emerging and yet unpublished authors. During weekday mornings, a programme of events aimed at school children was held by the Education Department and other entities such as the Centre for Literacy of the University of Malta, whereas the weekend was jam-packed with activities aimed at people of all ages. The official programme will be announced in the coming days. The National Book Festival was open to the general public. Participants of the National Book Festival for 2013 were as follows: FRENCH EMBASSY – “LA BOCCHERIE” BOOKSHOP (PARIS) AGIUS & AGIUS LTD AĠENZIJA ŻGĦAŻAGĦ – KTIEB KAFÉ AHMADIYYA BOOK STALL BIRDLIFE MALTA BOOK DISTRIBUTORS (BDL) LTD BOOKENDS BOOKMARK BRONK PRODUCTIONS LTD CAK CLIO BOOKS DEER PUBLICATIONS EUROPEANA FARAXA PUBLISHING FRANNY JO GENERAL WORKERS’ UNION GĦAQDA ĦBIEB TAL-ARKIVJI NAZZJONALI GĦAQDA POETI MALTIN GĦAQDA TAL-MALTI – UNIVERSITÀ HERITAGE MALTA HORIZONS IREAD COMPANY ISTITUT TAL-ĠURNALISTI MALTIN KITE GROUP MALA COMMUNITY CHEST FUDND MALTA EVANGELICAL LIBRARY MELI BOOKSHOP MERLIN LIBRARY MERLIN PUBLISHERS MIDSEA BOOKS LTD NATIONS FOR CHRIST NEMO PUBLICATIONS PUBBLIKAZZJONIJIET INDIPENDENZA – PIN SENSIELA KOTBA SOĊJALISTI (SKS) SIERRA BOOK DISTRIBUTORS VERO KELLY WISE OWL PUBLICATIONS Click here for more details: programme – online . SHARE POST Related Articles Jeff VanderMeer is the special guest at the Malta Book Festival ’25 Malta Book Festival 24th June, 2025 Read More Launching the Malta Book Festival ’25 Poster! Festivals 16th June, 2025 Read More Open Call for Installation Proposals: Centrepiece of the From Illustration to Book Exhibition at the Malta Book Festival 2025 News 26th May, 2025 Read More Know Your Rights! Literary Agent Simon Trewin offers free Zoom session to stakeholders News 26th May, 2025 Read More CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: POSITION OF DIRECTOR (EXECUTIVE) WITH THE NATIONAL BOOK COUNCIL News 16th May, 2025 Read More The Malta Book Festival 2025 Will Be Writing Anew! News 14th May, 2025 Read More The 2025 Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest is Now Open for Entries News 12th May, 2025 Read More Open Call for illustration submissions for the exhibition From Illustration to Book at the Malta Book Festival 2025 Festivals 29th April, 2025 Read More Call for Short Stories About Valletta for Comma Press’ Reading the City Series News 28th April, 2025 Read More Have Your Say: The National Book Council 2025-2030 Strategy Up for Public Consultation News 28th April, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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