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 |
