Home / News / The Malta Book Festival 2019 comes to an end Back to News The Malta Book Festival 2019 comes to an end Festivals • Initiatives • Malta Book Festival • News 11th November, 2019 [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Malta Book Festival 2019 has come to an end, and what a rollercoaster experience this has been! Access this year’s MBF general feature from this youtube link. The National Book Council would like to thank all our local and international guests: Loranne Vella, Dave Rudden, Jon Courtenay Grimwood and Kali Wallace, as well as this year’s special guest Hon. Judge Rosemarie Aquilina. Our gratitude also goes to the Festival’s stakeholders without whom this Festival wouldn’t be possible. The morning performances based on two of last year’s Terramaxka winning books (Mamà, Allura Din imħabba? by Moira Scicluna Zahra and Mark Scicluna and Jarmuk by Stephen Lughermo) where extremely successful with children and adults alike. A special thanks goes to Antonella Axisa and her troupe of actors Marilù Vella, Jamie Cardona, Brandon Terribile, Mikhail Basmadjian for the two wonderful adaptations of books on stage. Thanks to Katrina Xuereb for the costumes, Neil Zerafa for ASM, Giovann Attard from he Drama Unit and Teatru Malta for providing rehearsing space to the actors. So while we wrap this all up, work has already started for next year’s Malta Book Festival. The Council will continue to ensure the best experience revolving around books and reading is delivered to the public on the islands. Looking forward to seeing you next year.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”9974,9961,9973,9972,9971,9970,9969,9968,9962,9963,9964,9965,9966,9967,9960,9959,9958,9957,9956,9955,9954,9947,9948,9949,9950,9951,9952,9953,9946,9945,9944,9943,9942,9941,9940,9933,9934,9935,9936,9937,9938,9939,9932,9931,9930,9929,9928,9927,9926,9922,9925″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row] [add_posts category=malta-book-festival show=100] 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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