Home / News / WINNERS OF THE MONS. AMANTE BUONTEMPO POETRY CONTEST 2016 Back to News WINNERS OF THE MONS. AMANTE BUONTEMPO POETRY CONTEST 2016 Festivals • Initiatives • News 22nd November, 2016 Below please find the Winners of the ‘MONS’ AMANTE BUONTEMPO’ Poetry Contest 2016 as announced in an official ceremony on the 11th of November 2016, in Temi Zammit Hall, Mediterranean Conference Centre Valletta during the Malta Book Festival 2016: FIRST PRIZE – Louis Briffa with his poem ‘Falco Peregrinus’ SECOND PRIZE – Paul P. Borg with his poem ‘…bini Ażil…’ THIRD PRIZE – Louis Briffa with his poem ‘Storja Antika’ The Executive Chairman of the National Book Council, Mr. Mark Camilleri opened the evening with a speech. Following the prize giving session, the winning poems were announced and the evening was closed off with another speech by the President of Għaqda Poeti Maltin, Mr. Jesmond Sharples. The National Book Council and Għaqda Poeti Maltin would like to thank all poets who submitted their work for 2016 and wish them all the best of luck with their writing. SHARE POST Related Articles 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 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 view all similar news
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