Home / News / Launch of Malta Book Fund – 12/05/2015 Back to News Launch of Malta Book Fund – 12/05/2015 Funds • Initiatives • News 12th May, 2015 The Hon. Evarist Bartolo, Minister for Education and Employment; Permanent Secretary, Mr. Joseph Caruana and Mr. Mark Camilleri, Executive Chairman of the National Book Council have just launched the Malta Book Fund in a press conference which took place in the Board Room of the Ministry of Education. The Malta Book Fund is an initiative launched by the National Book Council to foster cultural growth in the local book market. After a consultation process with authors and publishers, and after having studied the local book market in detail, the National Book Council has noted a particular issue which deserves considerable attention. We have come to realise that there are many authors and publishers who have planned very interesting Melitensia publications of significant cultural, educational and intellectual value, however, said projects may not necessarily be easily profitable due to their very specialised nature, or are rather difficult to publish and distribute due to shortcomings within the infrastructure of the market itself. Furthermore, the NBC, in its drive to contribute to the development of the Maltese book, would also like to support authors and publishers by financing projects to further enhance their skills and capabilities by providing them with grants to attend workshops, courses and cultural initiatives which might help further improve his or her skills and capabilities. For the above mentioned reasons the National Book Council is issuing a minimum of eight grants totaling €40,000 – with €32,000 reserved for publication grants, and €8,000 to be distributed between education and foreign marketing funds. The grants are to be distributed following a rigorous application process vetted by an appointed adjudication board. This initiative forms part of the NBC’s vision to take the role of a cultural-agent within society, meaning that the NBC becomes a pro-active and progressive contributor to the cultural, educational and intellectual development of our society. While small amounts of funding can make a great difference to publishing projects in our small yet thriving book market, especially to projects in Maltese and/or of local and cultural significance; the NBC strives to ensure that financial allocations are made to those applicants who would make the best use of their funds. The application deadline for 2015 is 30th June at 12:00. Download a Malta Book Fund Application Form Download the Malta Book Fund Criteria in English Download the Malta Book Fund Appendix A . SHARE POST Related Articles From Illustration to Book: The Malta Book Festival 2025 News 14th October, 2025 Read More The 43rd PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 8th October, 2025 Read More Meet the Exhibitors at the Malta Book Festival! News 8th October, 2025 Read More Writing Anew with Fresh Tools in Our Arsenal! Delve into Workshops and Masterclasses at the Malta Book Festival ’25 Malta Book Festival 2nd October, 2025 Read More Winners of the 2025 National Book Prize Announced at Verdala Castle News 26th September, 2025 Read More Everyone will be Writing Anew: The Full Programme for The Malta Book Festival Is Now Out! News 23rd September, 2025 Read More The National Book Council Launches the Malta Book Festival Trailer! News 16th September, 2025 Read More 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 view all similar news
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