Home / News / The Date For The 2021 National Book Prize Announcement Back to News The Date For The 2021 National Book Prize Announcement National Book Prize • News 30th November, 2021 The National Book Council (NBC) is pleased to announce that the 2021 National Book Prize will be presented on 10 December during a ceremony held under the auspices of the Offices of the Prime Minister at the Auberge de Castille. The 2021 National Book Prize winners will be published shortly afterwards on the NBC Facebook page and website – www.ktieb.org.mt. The National Book Prize is presented annually by the National Book Council with the aim of celebrating the highest achievements in literary and research publishing during the preceding year. The National Book Prize is awarded in eight different categories, including Novels, Short-stories, Poetry, Translation, Literary Non-Fiction, Drama, General Research, and Biographical and Historiographic Research. This year there were no submissions for the Drama category. The winning titles are selected by an independent adjudication panel from a shortlist which has been announced earlier in the year. The winners of the Terramaxka Prize for children’s and adolescents’ literature have been announced on the opening night of the 2021 Malta Book Festival – view the winning titles here. More information from where you can find local publications for sale online, including the shortlisted works for the 2021 National Book Prize, can be found this website. SHARE POST Related Articles 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 Sandra Hili Vassallo Appointed Executive Director of the National Book Council News 22nd July, 2025 Read More The results of the Malta Book Fund 2025 are out News 15th July, 2025 Read More The 42nd PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 9th July, 2025 Read More Acclaimed US editor Ann VanderMeer to deliver workshop at the Malta Book Festival ‘25 Festivals 8th July, 2025 Read More Jeff VanderMeer is the special guest at the Malta Book Festival ’25 Malta Book Festival 24th June, 2025 Read More Launching the Malta Book Festival ’25 Poster! Festivals 16th June, 2025 Read More 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 view all similar news
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