Home / News / The 2020 Malta Book Festival – virtual edition kicks off tomorrow! Back to News The 2020 Malta Book Festival – virtual edition kicks off tomorrow! Festivals • Malta Book Festival • News 9th November, 2020 Following months of preparation, the 2020 Malta Book Festival – virtual edition kicks off Wednesday 11 November with a varied programme of events and activities for audiences of all ages. New to this virtual edition, the Festival officially opens already on Tuesday evening with the awards ceremony for the winners of the Terramaxka National Book Prize for children and adolescents. Starting from the morning of Wednesday 11 November and running until Sunday 15 November, you’ll be able to enjoy all events on the online programme for free, streamed straight into your home, and broadcast via the National Book Council website and Facebook page. On the occasion of this first online book festival, the National Book Council in collaboration with participating publishers have curated a special programme intended to convey the same spirit of inventiveness, exchange and creativity as every year – to an even wider book-loving community. More than 60 events make part of the 2020 Malta Book Festival programme, including book launches and presentations, meetings with authors, working groups and discussions, as well as an array of activities for children. Among the international guests for this edition we will be welcoming the celebrated author of The Satanic Verses, and his masterwork of magic realism, Midnight’s Children, Sir Salman Rushdie. Rushdie will be joining the National Book Prize Lifetime Achievement Award Dr Alfred Sant in conversation with by Prof. Clare E. Vassallo, and participating in a digital Q&A. The 2020 Malta Book Festival will also be welcoming more than 10,000 students who have registered to follow a series of performances based on Terramaxka Prize winning works. In support of their reading experience and encounter with books by Maltese publishers, they have each received a €5 voucher which can be redeemed from the online stores of booksellers and publishers participating in the Festival. For the latest 2020 Malta Book Festival updates follow this website and the National Book Council (Malta) Facebook page. 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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