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 Make a mark abroad! Literary agent Simon Trewin offers practical networking tips during a free Zoom session News 12th September, 2025 Read More Bringing children’s literature to dynamic life on stage at the Malta Book Festival Festivals 10th September, 2025 Read More The National Book Council welcomes new board members News 10th September, 2025 Read More POSITION OF MANAGER WITH THE NATIONAL BOOK COUNCIL: JOBSPLUS PERMIT NUMBER 881/2025 News 9th September, 2025 Read More Booker Prize winner Samantha Harvey heads to Malta Book Festival News 2nd September, 2025 Read More The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2026 Opens for Submissions in Maltese and English News 1st September, 2025 Read More Shortlist For The 2025 National Book Prize Announced News 26th August, 2025 Read More What Makes a Great Short Story? News 18th August, 2025 Read More ANNOUNCING THE NBC’S SHORT STORY WORKSHOP TOUR (AUG-OCT 2025) News 5th August, 2025 Read More The National Book Council launches Five-Year Strategy 2025–2030 News 5th August, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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