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 National Book Council Publishes its Annual Report for 2025 News 17th April, 2026 Read More Commonwealth Short Story Prize welcomes the first ever Maltese author onto its regional shortlist News 15th April, 2026 Read More Exhibitors and Event Organisers – Apply Now To Participate At The 2026 Malta Book Festival! News 14th April, 2026 Read More Apply Now for a Free Online Course for Aspiring Book Editors News 13th April, 2026 Read More The 45 PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 9th April, 2026 Read More Call for Theatrical Adaptations of Maltese Books at the Malta Book Festival News 8th April, 2026 Read More The National Book Council Welcomes a New Manager News 7th April, 2026 Read More Subsidy Scheme for Printed Books is Now Launched News 1st April, 2026 Read More The National Book Prize 2026 List of Eligible Submissions is Now Out News 30th March, 2026 Read More Full Programme for the Annual Book Conference: Varied Group of Speakers Explore the Economic Realities of the Publishing Industry News 20th March, 2026 Read More view all similar news
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