National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize Participants 2016

National Book Prize • News

10th June, 2016

The National Book Council is proud to announce the following official list of National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize participants for 2016. The NBC also notifies that the books listed below have been examined by an adjudication board and placed in the respective categories as indicated for both contests and listed separately. Following the adjudication process for books in both contests, a shortlist will be created from which a winner for every category will be chosen, given that the required level is reached.

National Book Prize 2016: books published in 2015

Novels in Maltese and English

Title of Book	Author/Editor	Publisher

In Lazzaretto	Jenny Wilson	Merlin Publishers
Jien, wieħed minnhom	John A. Bonello	Merlin Publishers
Vandalism	Lizzie Eldridge	Merlin Publishers
Id-dnub ma jorqodx	Lawrence Gatt	Merlin Publishers
Stolen Childhood	Mikela Fenech Pace	Kite Group
Iż-żejt f’qiegħ l-ilma	Martin Bugelli	Kite Group
Ix-xafra tad-destin – L-Imdina 1565	Michael Cini	Horizons
Jien bħalek differenti	Lorraine Galea	Horizons
Inkwatru misterjuż	Tony C. Cutajar	Horizons
Malik Marku	Tony C. Cutajar	Horizons
Mal-fwieħa tal-ward	Lina Brockdorff	Horizons
F’ħalq il-lupu	Carmel Scicluna	Horizons
Il-Furban Malti El Sakr iżur il-Karibew	Sebastian Debono	Horizons
Esklussiva dotkom	Gabriel Schembri	Klabb Kotba Maltin
Fid-dar tal-kantuniera	Charles Casha	Klabb Kotba Maltin
Trojan	Alex Vella Gera	Klabb Kotba Maltin
Madliena married men	Gerard James Borg	Midsea Books Ltd.
Judith bejn sema u ilma	Charmaine V. Galea	Wise Owl Publications

Short Stories in Maltese and English

Title of Book	Author/Editor	Publisher

Vespri	Trevor Zahra	Merlin Publishers
Leħen il-Malti (Għadd 34)	Għaqda tal-Malti Universita’	Għaqda tal-Malti Universita’
Frekwenzi Msikkta	Tyrone Grima & Justin Schembri	Horizons
Il-Ħaddiema ta’ Miss Wilma	Carmel Scicluna	Horizons
Mhux bilfors hekk …	Alex Mizzi	Klabb Kotba Maltin

Poetry in Maltese and English

Title of Book	Author/Editor	Publisher

Taħżiż 3	Leanne Ellul	Għaqda tal-Malti Universita’ / Fondazzjoni AWL / Aġenzija Żgħażagħ
Imsiebaħ	Alfred Degabriele	Horizons
Eternita’	Paul P. Borg	Horizons
Bla qiegħ: poeżija mit-trab	Joe P. Galea	Horizons
Klin u kapriċċi oħra	Adrian Grima	Klabb Kotba Maltin
South of the Kasbah	Norbert Bugeja	Midsea Books Ltd.
Doreen Micallef: il-Poeżija u l-Konferenza	Victor Fenech	Klabb Kotba Maltin
Fejn staħbejtli	Paul Ellul	Paul Ellul
Barefoot in the saltpans Poetry Mediterranean	Daniel Massa	Allied Publications
Kantuniera ‘l bogħod	Nadia Mifsud	Skarta
In-nar fl-ispirtu tiegħi	Carmel G. Cauchi	Carmel G. Cauchi
Pomegranate Heart	Miriam Calleja	EDE books

Translation

Title of Book	Author/Editor	Publisher

L-Iljieli Għarbin	Edmund Teuma	Book Distributors Limited
L-imħabba għamja	Emmanuel Portelli	Book Distributors Limited
Oscar u s-sinjura r-roża	Claudine Borg	Faraxa Publishing
Dinjet il-qattus	Toni Aquilina	Faraxa Publishing
Tifkiriet ta’ tfulija fil-Furjana: Malta fil-paċi u fil-gwerra 1930-1950	Godwin Ellul	Faraxa Publishing
Misericordiae Vultus	Francesco Pio Attard	ĊAK
Laudato Si	Francesco Pio Attard	ĊAK
Pawlu VI	Eman Bonnici	ĊAK
Aħfirli Natasha	Paul Callus	Horizons
Sharon u l-kunjata	Jean Paul Borg	SKS Publishers
Il-Kappillan ta’ Tours	Paul Zahra	Paul Zahra

General Research

Title of Book	Author/Editor	Publisher

L-Art tal-Kliem	Clare Azzopardi & Nathalie Grima	Merlin Publishers
Jacob: my Titanium Man	Sarah Cachia & Kristina Chetcuti	Merlin Publishers
Drawwiet u tifkiriet Maltin	Charles B. Spiteri	Book Distributors Limited
Wild flowers in the Maltese Islands	Edwin Lanfranco & Guido Bonett	Book Distributors Limited
Known to Social Services	Kathy Allen	Faraxa Publishing
Gozo: is the grass green?	Kathy Allen	Faraxa Publishing
Jottings and reflections	Michael Grech	Faraxa Publishing
Antonio Sciortino, the lost album	Gerard Bugeja	Kite Group
Metamorfosi	Għaqda tal-Malti Universita’	Għaqda tal-Malti Universita’
Patroloġija: l-ewwel volum	Salvinu Caruana	ĊAK
Sammartni Mulej!	Elias Vella	ĊAK
Rivelazzjoni u profetiżmu fl-Islam	Edmund Teuma	ĊAK
Aspetti tat-traduzzjoni Maltija	Charles Briffa	Horizons
Antiquing in Malta, the de Vallette helmet and other finds	Robert Attard	Midsea Books Ltd.
The Maltese Islands and the sea	Timothy Gambin	Midsea Books Ltd.
Artisti mill-qrib: ġabra ta’ Intervisti ma’ Artisti Maltin	Laurence Mizzi	Horizons
Qiegħda fil-ponta ta’ lsieni 2	Ġużi Gatt	Klabb Kotba Maltin
Young people and the Festa in Malta	Soċjeta Santa Marija Banda Re Ġorġ V	Soċjeta Santa Marija Banda Re Ġorġ V
Strada Stretta: aktar dawl fuq it-triq li darba xegħlet il-Belt	George Cini	George Cini
Population ageing in Malta: Multidisciplinary perspectives	Marvin Formosa & Charles Scerri	Malta University Press
Il-kuntratt tal-Istatwa Titulari ta’ San Ġorħ tar-Rabat Għawdex: 2 ta’ April 1838	Anthony Farrugia	Anthony Farrugia

Historiographic Research

Title of Book	Author/Editor	Publisher

Il-Pesta tal-1676	Joseph F. Grima	Book Distributors Limited
Slavery, Malta at the Crossroads	Michael Refalo	Book Distributors Limited
Judge Robert Ganadao: a history of the Government Departments from 1815 and Lawyers from 1666	Albert Ganado	Book Distributors Limited
Pietru Caxaru u l-Kantilena tiegħu	Mark Montebello	Faraxa Publishing
Dun Alfred Gatt (1873-1937)	Alexander Bonnici	ĊAK
Wartime Gozo: 1940-1943: an account of the black years	Charles Bezzina	Charles Bezzina
Laurent Ropa: l-intellettwali Għawdxi Franċiż bl-ewwel appell għal ‘għaqda’ tal-Maltin tad-dinja	Roderick Bovingdon	Horizons
… Of Maltese Generals and Admirals	Charles A. Gauci	Midsea Books Ltd.
Herbert Ganado bejn storja u miti	Sergio Grech	Horizons
Baroque Painting in Malta	Keith Sciberras	Midsea Books Ltd.
Knights, Buccaneers and Sugar Cane: the Caribbean Colonies of the Order of Malta	William Zammit	Midsea Books Ltd.
The People of the North 1546-1610	Paul Catania	Midsea Books Ltd.
Il-Knisja ta’ San Publju fil-Furjana: Storja u Arti	Stephen Tonna	Gazzetta ‘Il-Furjana’
The Battle of Lepanto: an unpublished Hospitaller account	Paul George Pisani	Salesians Don Bosco
Giuseppe Donati and Umberto Calosso: two Italian refugees in Malta	Giorgio Peresso	SKS Publishers
L-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni tar-Rabat Għawdex: l-istatwa li naqax l-iskultur Salvatore Psaila	Anthony Farrugia	Anthony Farrugia
History of Ornithology in Malta	Joe Sultana & John J. Borg	Birdlife Malta

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Terramaxka Prize 2016: books published in 2015

Original Works: Books For Children (Ages 0-7)

Title of Book	Author/Editor	Publisher

L-ABC u l-għaġina tal-kulur	Miriam Schembri	Merlin Publishers
Mingu	Clare Azzopardi	Merlin Publishers
Rokku r-robot	Jolene Calleja	Book Distributors Limited
L-avventuri ta’ Ġola l-Ġiraffa	Rebecca Spiteri, Graziella Scerri & Christina Farrugia	Klabb Kotba Maltin
Żuża ż-żebra l-kurjuża	Mark Zammit	Klabb Kotba Maltin
In-Naffar li xtaq itir/ The Scarecrow who wanted to fly	Rita Saliba	Horizons
Ġorġ l-arloġġ	Audrey Friġġieri	Horizons
Il-ħarba miċ-ċirku (sett ta’ 6 kotba)	Natalie Portelli	Wise Owl Publications

Original Works: Books For Children (Ages 8-12)

Title of Book	Author/Editor	Publisher

Irvin Vella investigatur virtwali: il-każ Manduca	John A. Bonello	Merlin Publishers
Il-Professur Għasfur	Ġorġ Mallia	Merlin Publishers
L-avventuri ta’ Tipi	Joan Alison Farrugia	Book Distributors Limited
L-avventuri ta’ Sammy: il-battalja kontra Titus	Lydia McKay McIntyre	Faraxa Publishing
Il-pittura maġika	Jennifer Spagnol	Faraxa Publishing
L-arloġġ tal-futur	Jennifer Spagnol	Faraxa Publishing
Avvenutra fi żmien il-Milied	Jennifer Spagnol	Faraxa Publishing
Il-Wied tad-Dinosawri	David Pace	Faraxa Publishing
L-għorfa f’tarf l-irdum	Victor Fenech	Horizons
Jien kewkba ċkejkna	Victor Fenech	Klabb Kotba Maltin

Original Works: Books For Adolescents (Ages 13-16)

Title of Book	Author/Editor	Publisher

Wiċċ imb wiċċ mal-verita’	Carmel G. Cauchi	Book Distributors Limited
Djamantini	Skola Sekondarja Pembroke: Kulleġġ Santa Klara	Skola Sekondarja Pembroke: Kulleġġ Santa Klara
Skrapp u Skrapp & Co.Ltd. u drammi oħra	Carmel Azzopardi	Klabb Kotba Maltin
Esperjenza unika, love	Jacqueline Mizzi	Horizons
L-aħħar vjaġġ	Richard Attard	Horizons
Mae u l-ammiratur misterjuż	Rita Grech	4 Sight

Books Translated Into Maltese (Ages 0-7)

Title of Book	Author/Editor	Publisher

X’qed tara?	Rachel Portelli	Merlin Publishers
Bertu u l-bebbuxu supereroj	Clare Azzopardi	Merlin Publishers
Ġakki l-pirata	Clare Azzopardi	Merlin Publishers
Kamilla tixtieq familja ġdida	Clare Azzopardi	Merlin Publishers
Jimxi aktar	Clare Azzopardi	Merlin Publishers
Busy tħabrik f’għassa tal-pumpieri	Toni Aquilina	Faraxa Publishing
Busy ilmapark mimli tħabrik	Toni Aquilina & Joanne Micallef	Faraxa Publishing
Milly, Molly u Tikka	Frans A. Attard	Uptrend Publishing
Milly,Molly u l-fenek tal-Indi Betelgeuse	Frans A. Attard	Uptrend Publishing
Milly, Molly u d-denfil ta’ Sam	Frans A. Attard	Uptrend Publishing
Milly, Molly u Meg	Frans A. Attard	Uptrend Publishing
Stejjer għal qabel l-irqad	Natalie Portelli	Wise Owl Publications
Stejjer għall-Milied	Natalie Portelli	Wise Owl Publications
L-annimal tar-razzett	Natalie Portelli	Wise Owl Publications
Il-ktieb il-kbir tal-istejjer	Natalie Portelli	Wise Owl Publications
10 stejjer tal-prinċipessi	Natalie Portelli	Wise Owl Publications
10 stejjer tal-pirati	Natalie Portelli	Wise Owl Publications
10 stejjer ta’ sħaħar u fatatini	Natalie Portelli	Wise Owl Publications
Il-ħajja ta’ Ġesu’	Natalie Portelli	Wise Owl Publications
Stejjer tal-prinċipessi	Natalie Portelli	Wise Owl Publications
Il-Bibbja	Natalie Portelli	Wise Owl Publications

Books Translated Into Maltese (Ages 8-12)

Title of Book	Author/Editor	Publisher

Il-leġġenda ta’ San Ġorġ u d-dragun	Pierre J. Mejlak	Merlin Publishers
Vjoletta	Loranne Vella	Merlin Publishers
Il-Gruffle’	Toni Aquilina & Joanne Micallef	Faraxa Publishing
Bint il-Gruffle’	Toni Aquilina	Faraxa Publishing

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