Home / News / The Literary Contest of Novels for Youth: Winners 2013-2017 Back to News The Literary Contest of Novels for Youth: Winners 2013-2017 Literary Contests • News • Novels for Youth Contest 3rd August, 2018 Set up in a bid to encourage literature written purposefully for youths and young adults, the Literary Contest of Novels for Youth is now in its 8th edition. The contest has also served to launch the career of emergent authors – two of the winners of the contest have been awarded the Best Emergent Author Award within the National Book Prize: Leanne Ellul in 2016 and Roberta Bajada in 2017. Hereunder is a list of all the winners of the prize from 2013 up to 2016. The winner of the 2017 edition is Josianne Block with her manuscript 360 degrees, which has not yet appeared in print. All those interested in participating in this year’s edition are reminded that the deadline for submissions is 7 September 2018. For further information on the contest and application process follow this link. YearTitleAuthorPublisher 2013-2014X'aħna smartStephen LughermoHorizons Communications GrammaLeanne EllulMerlin Publishers Ltd 2015Termini U Kundizzjonijiet JapplikawRoberta BajadaMerlin Publishers Ltd Kulur tal-lelluxRita SalibaBook Distributors Ltd 2016(Ri)ġenerazzjoniAntoinette BorgMerlin Publishers Ltd StessiMatthew SchembriMerlin Publishers Ltd SHARE POST Related Articles Make a mark abroad! Literary agent Simon Trewin offers practical networking tips during a free Zoom session News 12th September, 2025 Read More Bringing children’s literature to dynamic life on stage at the Malta Book Festival Festivals 10th September, 2025 Read More The National Book Council welcomes new board members News 10th September, 2025 Read More 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 view all similar news
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