Home / News / National Book Prize: Books 2012 Back to News National Book Prize: Books 2012 National Book Prize • News 2nd December, 2013 Winners of the National Book Prize 2013 for books published in 2012: Fiction: 1) ALEX VELLA GERA. “IS-SRIEP REĠGĦU SARU VELENUŻI” 2) ĠORĠ PERESSO. “IR-RAĠEL TA’ WAĦDU” Non-Fiction: 1) CHARLES BRIFFA. “JOSEPH VELLA BONDIN, DRAMMATURGU” 2) ANDREW BORG U MARK MICALLEF. “ILWIEN IL-FESTI MALTIN VOL. 2” Religous Writing: 1) ELIJA VELLA. “FEJQAN SĦIĦ: KRISTOTERAPIJA” Textbooks: 1) CLARE AZZOPARDI. “3.MT” Lifestyle: 1) PETER DACOUTROS. “MY FAVOURITES.” Maltese Poetry: 1) MARIO AZZOPARDI. “IL-FABBRIKANT TAL-MARJUNETTI.” 2) CLAUDIA GAUZI. “SEKONDA QABEL TQUM” English Poetry: 1) VICTOR FENECH. “SPRING RAIN/WINTER BLUES” Maltese Drama: 1) JOE FRIGGIERI. “L-GĦANJA TAĊ-ĊINJU U IL-ĠNIEN TA’ ESOPU” 2) ALFRED BUTTIGIEG. “DWAR MENOPAWSI, MINORENNI U MUTURI HIGH SPEED” Biographical Research and/or History in Maltese or otherwise: 1) MARIO CUTAJAR. “MINTOFF – IL-BIENDEM U L-ISTORJA” 2) CHARLES FARRUGIA. “SICUT LILIUM – DEVOZZJONI U RITWAL TUL IS-SEKLI” General Research in Maltese or otherwise: 1) RAYMOND MANGION. “SPEAKERS’ RULING IN THE PARLIAMENT OF MALTA” 2) MARK MONTEBELLO U FRANCIS GALEA. “APHORISMS: WISDOM OF A PHILOSOPHER IN EXILE” Children’s Prose: 1) CLARE AZZOPARDI. “KIDANE” 2) CARMEL G. CAUCHI. “KIF JAĦSIBHOM MASTRU GERFEX” Teens’ Prose: 1) JOHN BONNELLO. “IS-SITT AĦWA” 2) ADRIAN GRIMA. “DIN MHIX LOGĦBA” Translation and foreign language books for children and teens: 1) SIMON BARTOLO. “DEFORMITY” Certificate of Merit for the best production of a publication in Maltese: MERLIN PUBLISHERS LIMITED. “IS-SITT AĦWA” Certificate of Merit for the best production of a publication in another language: DANIEL CILIA U SALEŻJANI TA’ DON BOSCO. “VICTORIA A PORTRAIT OF A CITY” Certificate of Merit for the best illustrator: FRANK SCHEMBRI. “KIF JAĦSIBHOM MASTRU GERFEX” Certificate of Merit for the best translation into Maltese or otherwise: GĦAQDA BIBLIKA MALTIJA. “IL-BIBBJA – IR-RABA EDIZZJONI” Prize of honour for contribution to local literature: ANTON CASSAR Event Booklet: PremjuNazzjonalitalKtieb Photos of the Event: . SHARE POST Related Articles 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 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 Exhibitors — apply now to participate at the 2025 Malta Book Festival! News 15th April, 2025 Read More The 41st PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 9th April, 2025 Read More National Book Prize and Terramaxka 2025 longlist published National Book Prize 2nd April, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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