The 2021 Malta Book Festival – Events & Bookshop

The 2021 Malta Book Festival is being organised by the National Book Council and takes place between 3-7 November at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre (MFCC) in Taโ€™ Qali.

Pre-registration for ALL Malta Book Festival events is mandatory – check the Event Details for the registration process.

Visits to the Bookshop retail area are not subject to pre-registration or vaccination requirements but admittance to all Festival events, except those for children, shall be exclusively on presentation of a valid vaccination certificate.

For children’s events and performances registration is mandatory but the presentation of a valid vaccination certificate is not required from the children or accompanying adults.

 

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The Malta Book Festival is the foremost book celebration in the countryโ€™s cultural calendar. Annually, the MBF boasts an attendance rate of 40,000 visitors, the participation of more than 40 exhibitors, and offers extensive networking opportunities for industry professionals.

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OPENING NIGHT AND 2021 TERRAMAXKA PRIZE AWARD CEREMONY - NBC
November 2, 2021 @ 7:00 pm
    Watch the opening of the 2021 Malta Book Festival with the announcement of the winners of […]
READING SESSION BY RUTH FRENDO: 'L-ฤ ฤฆOฤ OL TAD-DEHEB' AND 'ID-DINJA TAL-ORSINI' - MILLER
November 3, 2021 @ 10:00 am
During this book reading session, popular childrenโ€™s writer and television personality Ruth Frendo will be reading from the […]
BOOK LAUNCHES: TEATRU MALTA PUBLICATIONS - TEATRU MALTA
November 3, 2021 @ 10:30 am
Teatru Malta will be launching six new publications under two separate series titles. Proฤกett Klassiฤ‹i will cover the […]
BOOK PRESENTATION: 'IL BOSCAIOLO' (ALGRA EDITORE) - IIC
November 3, 2021 @ 5:30 pm
A presentation of the book Il boscaiolo (Algra Editore) by Paola Marchese, followed by a discussion with the […]
BOOK LAUNCH: 'STORJA TAL-ILSIEN U L-LETTERATURA MALTIJA - KRONOLOฤ IJA' - AKKADEMJA TAL-MALTI / HERITAGE MALTA
November 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm
Storja tal-Ilsien u l-Letteratura Maltija โ€“ Kronoloฤกija by Dr Mario Cassar is a joint publication between Heritage Malta […]
IL-KOTBA JIEฤฆDU L-ฤฆAJJA (BOOKS COME TO LIFE) - DANUSAN
November 3, 2021 @ 6:30 pm
Who said reading canโ€™t be fun? A professional team of actors led by the charismatic duo DANUSAN will […]
CANCELLED - BOOK LAUNCH: 'THE MALTESE LEGAL SYSTEM' - MUP
November 3, 2021 @ 7:00 pm
This event has been cancelled. The launch of the third volume of The Maltese Legal System – a […]
IRVINE WELSH: OF LITERATURE AND DJ SETS - NBC
November 3, 2021 @ 7:30 pm
โ€‹โ€‹Irvine Welsh, the master author of dark, gritty, seedy no-nonsense โ€˜say it like it isโ€™ Scottish culture novelist […]
QUIZ SHOW: BOOKS ARE WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS - NBC
November 4, 2021 @ 9:30 am
READING SESSION BY RUTH FRENDO: 'L-ฤ ฤฆOฤ OL TAD-DEHEB' AND 'ID-DINJA TAL-ORSINI' - MILLER
November 4, 2021 @ 10:00 am
During this book reading session, popular childrenโ€™s writer and television personality Ruth Frendo will be reading from the […]
PLAY: 'PITO U PITA' - HORIZONS
November 4, 2021 @ 5:00 pm
โ€˜Pito u Pitaโ€™ is a 20-minute play being produced by Being Creative All Together and directed by Josue […]
BOOK PRESENTATION: 'Kร’SHARI - RACCONTI ARABI E MALTESI' - IIC
November 4, 2021 @ 5:00 pm
A book presentation of Kรฒshari. Racconti arabi e maltesi (Progedit) featuring excerpts by Clare Azzopardi, Oliver Friggieri, Adrian […]
IS IT CHUIZ OR KWIZZ? - GฤฆAQDA TAL-MALTI โ€“ UNIVERSITร€
November 4, 2021 @ 6:00 pm
In this activity, Gฤงaqda tal-Malti โ€“ Universitร  will provide a brief introduction to the history of Maltese orthography […]
L-ISFIDA MSELLA - SAN ANTON SCHOOL / NBC
November 4, 2021 @ 6:00 pm
This year San Anton School launched an exciting reading challenge, L-Isfida Msella. Students read three books in Maltese […]
IL-KOTBA JIEฤฆDU L-ฤฆAJJA (BOOKS COME TO LIFE) - DANUSAN
November 4, 2021 @ 6:30 pm
Who said reading canโ€™t be fun? A professional team of actors led by the charismatic duo DANUSAN will […]
BOOK LAUNCH: 'WORKING LIFE AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF MALTA' - MALTA UNIVERSITY PRESS
November 4, 2021 @ 7:00 pm
Living memory has witnessed the unparalleled transformation of the โ€˜workspaceโ€™ of the Maltese Islands. The edited volume Working […]
INFORMATION SESSION: WHATโ€™S IN IT FOR ME? - CREATIVE EUROPE DESK MALTA
November 4, 2021 @ 7:15 pm
An informative session about the Creative Europe Programme led by Head of Culture of the Creative Europe Desk […]
LITERARY EXCHANGES: IRVINE WELSH AND IMMANUEL MIFSUD IN CONVERSATION (MOD. MARK VELLA) - NBC
November 4, 2021 @ 7:30 pm
The works of few authors influenced Maltese publishing at the turn of millennium as much as Irvine Welshโ€™s […]
BOOK LAUNCH: 'VARJAZZJONIJIET TAS-SKIET' BY NADIA MIFSUD - EDE BOOKS
November 4, 2021 @ 8:15 pm
Varjazzjonijiet tas-Skiet is Nadia Mifsud’s third poetry collection and also her first publication with EDE Books. Apart from […]
QUIZ SHOW: BOOKS ARE WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS - NBC
November 5, 2021 @ 9:30 am
READING SESSION BY RUTH FRENDO: 'L-ฤ ฤฆOฤ OL TAD-DEHEB' AND 'ID-DINJA TAL-ORSINI' - MILLER
November 5, 2021 @ 10:00 am
During this book reading session, popular childrenโ€™s writer and television personality Ruth Frendo will be reading from the […]
BOOK LAUNCH: 'IL-FORMA TAL-ILMA' (LA FORMA DELLโ€™ACQUA, ANDREA CAMILLERI) - IIC / MERLIN PUBLISHERS
November 5, 2021 @ 5:00 pm
For the launch of the Maltese translation of the first of Andrea Camilleriโ€™s novels in the Inspector Montalbano […]
BOOK PRESENTATION: 'WHERE WILD ORCHIDS GROW' BY JOHAN SIGGESSON - MARVELLOUS MALTA
November 5, 2021 @ 5:00 pm
Professional wildlife photographer Johan Siggesson tells the story of how the first book in a new collectable series […]
BOOK LAUNCH: 'EXODUS OF THE STORKS' (L-EลปODU TAฤŠ-ฤŠIKONJI, WALID NABHAN) - PETER OWEN PUBLISHERS / NBC
November 5, 2021 @ 5:30 pm
With the support of the National Book Council, Peter Owen Publishers are launching Exodus of the Storks, the […]
JOIN US FOR AN HOUR OF MAKKJETTโ€™GฤฆANA - GฤฆAQDA TAL-MALTI โ€“ UNIVERSITร€
November 5, 2021 @ 6:00 pm
Local artists present pieces from two different types of Maltese folk music: the makkjetta and the gฤงana la […]
BOOK READING AND SIGNING: 'THE PATH TO REDEMPTION' BY STEPHEN MANGION - MILLER DISTRIBUTORS
November 5, 2021 @ 6:00 pm
Author Stephen Mangion will be reading from his book The Path to Redemption. Following the reading there will […]
IL-KOTBA JIEฤฆDU L-ฤฆAJJA (BOOKS COME TO LIFE) - DANUSAN
November 5, 2021 @ 6:30 pm
Who said reading canโ€™t be fun? A professional team of actors led by the charismatic duo DANUSAN will […]
CANCELLED - BOOK PRESENTATION: 'REQUIEM PER UN FASCISTA MALTESE' - IIC
November 5, 2021 @ 7:00 pm
This event has been cancelled. Book presentation of the Italian edition of Francis Ebejerโ€™s novel, Requiem per un […]
THE 2021 DOREEN MICALLEF NATIONAL POETRY CONTEST: AWARDS CEREMONY - NBC
November 5, 2021 @ 7:00 pm
Join us for the announcement of this yearโ€™s winners and readings by the winning poets of the Doreen […]
BOOK LAUNCH OF 9 NEW BOOKS - HORIZONS
November 5, 2021 @ 7:15 pm
Horizons will launch 9 books in a memorable evening in the presence of the authors Ben Agius (Iben […]
STAND-UP PERFORMANCE BY RON BRIFFA - KITE GROUP
November 5, 2021 @ 8:00 pm
Xenati minn fuq il-Palk, ฤŠajt taโ€™ wara l-Kwinti is a collection of funny, comical and humorous incidents that […]
BOOK LAUNCH: 'STRANGERS Iโ€™LL NEVER FORGET' BY MJ CAMILLERI - EDE BOOKS
November 5, 2021 @ 8:00 pm
Strangers Iโ€™ll Never Forget is a quirky and accessible collection of short creative non-fiction narratives, as told by […]
RECTORS IN CONVERSATION โ€“ DOCUMENTING THE LEGACY OF THE UOM - MALTA UNIVERSITY PRESS
November 5, 2021 @ 8:15 pm
2020 marked the 250th anniversary of the University of Malta. Ahead of this date, Malta University Press published […]
THE DOORโ€™S ALWAYS AJAR: A TRIBUTE TO PROF. OLIVER FRIGGIERI - NBC
November 5, 2021 @ 8:30 pm
One year since the passing of Prof. Oliver Friggieri, poet Simone Galea moderates a panel discussion celebrating the […]
STORIES, GAMES AND CRAFTS FOR CHILDREN - FARAXA PUBLISHING
November 6, 2021 @ 10:00 am
In collaboration with ลปebbug Learning Studio, Faraxa Publishing is excited to invite children and parents/guardians to discover the […]
PRESIDENT GEORGE VELLA BOOK SIGNING OF 'TISJIR MILL-QALB' - MILLER
November 6, 2021 @ 10:30 am
Book signing activity with President George Vella and Ms Vella for the publication of Tisjir mill-Qalb in aid […]
READINGS BY AUNTY SAB FOR CHILDREN AGED 3-6 - MERLIN PUBLISHERS
November 6, 2021 @ 10:30 am
Event led by Aunty Sab for children aged 3-6. Meet Bow, a character who empowers children to explore […]
BOOK PRESENTATION: 'SWEET MALTESE MOMENTS' BY PAUL FENECH - MIDSEA BOOKS
November 6, 2021 @ 10:30 am
Cookbook author Paul Fenech will be presenting his new book Sweet Maltese Moments followed by a book signing […]
READING SESSION BY RUTH FRENDO: 'L-ฤ ฤฆOฤ OL TAD-DEHEB' AND 'ID-DINJA TAL-ORSINI' - MILLER
November 6, 2021 @ 11:30 am
During this book reading session, popular childrenโ€™s writer and television personality Ruth Frendo will be reading from the […]
EUPL WINNERS OVER THE YEARS - CREATIVE EUROPE DESK MALTA
November 6, 2021 @ 12:00 pm
This discussion brings together Maltese winning authors of the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) to discuss their […]
READINGS FROM EUPL WINNERS: 'KISSIRTU KULLIMKIEN' - CREATIVE EUROPE DESK MALTA
November 6, 2021 @ 1:00 pm
Lara Calleja is the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) winner of 2021. During this event, well-known actors […]
PLAY: 'PITO U PITA' - HORIZONS
November 6, 2021 @ 1:00 pm
โ€˜Pito u Pitaโ€™ is a 20-minute play being produced by Being Creative All Together and directed by Josue […]
CANCELLED - TREASURE TROVES OF MALTESE HISTORY โ€“ MUP
November 6, 2021 @ 2:30 pm
This event has been cancelled. Winner of the 2020 Malta Book Prize, The Joannes Gennadius Maltese Treasure Trove […]
PRIZE CEREMONY: GERMANโ€LANGUAGE WRITING COMPETITION โ€˜CITY DREAMSโ€™ - GMC / DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN, UOM
November 6, 2021 @ 3:00 pm
The winners of the Germanโ€language competition City Dreams (Stadtโ€Trรคume), launched in the context of the Malta Book Festival, […]
BOOK PRESENTATION: 'WHERE WILD ORCHIDS GROW' BY JOHAN SIGGESSON - MARVELLOUS MALTA
November 6, 2021 @ 4:00 pm
Professional wildlife photographer Johan Siggesson tells the story of how the first book in a new collectable series […]
BOOK PRESENTATION: 'WITH ALL DUE RESPECT' BY JEFFREY PULLICINO ORLANDO - MILLER
November 6, 2021 @ 4:00 pm
Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando will be presenting his recently published political memoir With All Due Respect (Choppy Books, 2021). […]
'IL-KOTBA JIEฤฆDU L-ฤฆAJJA' (BOOKS COME TO LIFE) - DANUSAN
November 6, 2021 @ 4:30 pm
Who said reading canโ€™t be fun? A professional team of actors led by the charismatic duo DANUSAN will […]
'IL-FATAT KAฤฆLANI': READINGS BY CLARE AZZOPARDI AND LEANNE ELLUL - MERLIN PUBLISHERS
November 6, 2021 @ 5:00 pm
Event led by Clare Azzopardi and Leanne Ellul for children aged 6-9. Merlin Publishers have a ghost! Not […]
BOOK LAUNCHES: NEW MALTESE WRITING IN ENGLISH - PRASPAR PRESS AND NBC
November 6, 2021 @ 5:00 pm
Editors and co-founders of London-based Praspar Press Kat Storace and Jen Calleja will be presenting two new publications […]
BOOK SIGNING SESSION BY IRA LOSCO - KIWI PUBLICATIONS
November 6, 2021 @ 5:30 pm
Ira Losco will be signing copies of the book Small Island โ€“ Big Ambition, a mini childrenโ€™s biography […]
'ฤฆASSARTEK': A BOOK OF ERASURE POEMS - MATTHEW SCHEMBRI
November 6, 2021 @ 6:00 pm
Matthew Schembri speaks to Glen Calleja and Raphael Vella about the ฤฆassartek project, which includes a publication of […]
BOOK PRODUCTION SEMINAR - GUTENBERG PRESS
November 6, 2021 @ 6:15 pm
Using the right paper can make or break your publication. It is important to understand the different types […]
PRESENTATION OF THE TRILOGY: 'IL VURRICATORE', 'AI CONFINI DELLโ€™INFERNO', 'GLI STRATEGHI DEL MALE' BY I.M.D - IIC
November 6, 2021 @ 7:00 pm
A presentation of the trilogy of novels by the author and anti-mafia police inspector I.M.D: Il Vurricatore, Ai […]
MALTESE LITERATURE ACROSS CONTINENTS - NBC
November 6, 2021 @ 7:30 pm
The National Book Council consistently seeks to bring Maltese literature to wider audiences by supporting the translations of […]
CRYSTAL CLEAR? TRANSLATING POETRY - INIZJAMED
November 6, 2021 @ 7:30 pm
An event inspired by the poems translated during the translation workshops organised over 15 years of different editions […]
CANCELLED - 'ORGOGLIO SICILIANO' (BONFIRRARO EDITORE) - IIC
November 6, 2021 @ 8:00 pm
This event has been cancelled. A presentation of the book by Nuccio Carrara Orgoglio Siciliano, luci e ombre […]
FILM SCREENING: TREVOR ลปAHRA - RECIPIENT OF THE NATIONAL BOOK PRIZE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - NBC
November 6, 2021 @ 8:45 pm
The National Book Council will be paying tribute to the literary achievements of a household name of contemporary […]
READING SESSION BY RUTH FRENDO: 'L-ฤ ฤฆOฤ OL TAD-DEHEB' AND 'ID-DINJA TAL-ORSINI' - MILLER
November 7, 2021 @ 9:30 am
During this book reading session, popular childrenโ€™s writer and television personality Ruth Frendo will be reading from the […]
CANCELLED - 'WITH ALL DUE RESPECT' BY JEFFREY PULLICINO ORLANDO - MILLER
November 7, 2021 @ 10:00 am
This event has been cancelled. Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando will be presenting his recently published political memoir With All […]
PRESIDENT GEORGE VELLA BOOK SIGNING OF 'TISJIR MILL-QALB'- MILLER
November 7, 2021 @ 10:00 am
Book signing activity with President George Vella and Ms Vella for the publication of Tisjir mil-Qalb in aid […]
LUPU LUPETTU AND FRIENDS OLD AND NEW - MERLIN PUBLISHERS
November 7, 2021 @ 10:30 am
Event led by Clare Azzopardi for children aged 5-8. Weโ€™re throwing a reading party with the most popular […]
PLAY: 'PITO U PITA' - HORIZONS
November 7, 2021 @ 11:30 am
โ€˜Pito u Pitaโ€™ is a 20-minute play being produced by Being Creative All Together and directed by Josue […]
INFO SESSION: WHATโ€™S IN IT FOR ME? - CREATIVE EUROPE DESK MALTA
November 7, 2021 @ 12:30 pm
An informative session about the Creative Europe Programme led by Head of Culture of the Creative Europe Desk […]
CANCELLED: BOOK SIGNING: 'SLIEMA WIVES: THE NEW BREED' - MIDSEA BOOKS
November 7, 2021 @ 1:30 pm
This event has been cancelled. Author of popular glamour novels, Gerard James Borg will be signing his latest […]
โ€˜DO PUPPETS TALK?โ€™ - PUPPET SHOW - MERLIN LIBRARY
November 7, 2021 @ 2:00 pm
A puppet show with animated book readings for children 4-8 years, written by Mandy Tabone and animated by […]
STORIES, GAMES, AND CRAFTS FOR CHILDREN - FARAXA PUBLISHING
November 7, 2021 @ 3:30 pm
In collaboration with ลปebbug Learning Studio, Faraxa Publishing is excited to invite children and parents/guardians to discover the […]
โ€˜IR-RUMANZINIโ€™ - MERLIN PUBLISHERS
November 7, 2021 @ 4:00 pm
Activity led by Antoinette Borg and Loranne Vella for children aged 7-9. A feast of new characters and […]
'IL-KOTBA JIEฤฆDU L-ฤฆAJJA' (BOOKS COME TO LIFE) - DANUSAN
November 7, 2021 @ 4:30 pm
Who said reading canโ€™t be fun? A professional team of actors led by the charismatic duo DANUSAN will […]
BOOK PRESENTATION: 'WHERE WILD ORCHIDS GROW' BY JOHAN SIGGESSON - MARVELLOUS MALTA
November 7, 2021 @ 5:00 pm
Professional wildlife photographer Johan Siggesson tells the story of how the first book in a new collectable series […]
BOOK LAUNCH: THE 40TH EDITION OF 'LEฤฆEN IL-MALTI' - GฤฆAQDA TAL-MALTI - UNIVERSITร€
November 7, 2021 @ 5:00 pm
This year the Gฤงaqda tal-Malti – Universitร  launches the 40th edition of its annual publication with a varied […]
FILM SCREENING: 'IS-SRIEP REฤ GฤฆU SARU VELENUลปI' - NBC
November 7, 2021 @ 5:30 pm
Following its debut in local cinemas this summer, the Malta Book Festival will be hosting a free screening […]

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