Home / News / Winners of the National Book Prize 2016 Back to News Winners of the National Book Prize 2016 National Book Prize • News 2nd December, 2016 The National Book Council would like to announce the winners of the National Book Prize 2016: Books 2015. The official prize-giving ceremony took place on Friday the 2nd of December 2016 at Auberge de Castille. Participants in the Malta Book Prize were present alongside distinguished guests for official speeches by Hon. Minister of Education and Employment, Evarist Bartolo and the Executive Chairman of the National Book Council, Mr. Mark Camilleri. Certificates were handed out to all shortlisted authors and their publishers and winners in every category recieved a trophy, certificate and a €1000 prize. The adjudication board for this year’s edition of the National Book Prize was composed of: Prof. Clare Vassallo, Mr Mario Ellul, Prof. Victor Mallia Milanes, Mr Andre’ Vella Laurenti, Mr Caldon Mercieca, Dr Josette Attard, Ms Justin Somerville, Ms Kristy Borg and Ms Ruth Ancilleri. Ms Cheryl Falzon and Ms Joanne Sciberras evaluated the books in their respective categories. The Winners in every category are: NOVELS IN MALTESE AND ENGLISH Alex Vella Gera with Trojan (Klabb Kotba Maltin) SHORT STORIES IN MALTESE AND ENGLISH Trevor Zahra with Vespri (Merlin Publishers) POETRY IN MALESE AND ENGLISH Nadia Mifsud with Kantuniera ‘l Bogħod (Skarta) TRANSLATION Edmund Teuma with L-Iljieli Għarbin (BDL) GENERAL RESEARCH Gerald Bugeja with Antonio Sciortino, The Lost Album (Kite Group) HISTORIOGRAPHIC RESEARCH Keith Sciberras with Caravaggio to Mattia Preti: Baroque Painting in Malta (Midsea Books) and Paul George Pisani with The Battle of Lepanto: An Unpublished Hospitaller Account (Salesians of Don Bosco) PRIZE FOR THE BEST BOOK PRODUCTION FOR 2015 Birdlife Malta for History of Ornithology in Malta SPECIAL NOMINATION IN THE ‘POETRY IN MALTESE AND ENGLISH’ CATEGORY Victor Fenech for the publication Doreen Micallef: il-Poeżija, il-Konferenza (L-Akkademja tal-Malti and Klabb Kotba Maltin) PRIZE FOR EMERGENT WRITER 2015 Leanne Ellul LIFETIME ACHIEVMENT AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO MALTESE LITERATURE Mario Azzopardi Prime Minister Joseph Muscat attends the National Book Prize Award Ceremony SHARE POST Related Articles 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 Acclaimed US editor Ann VanderMeer to deliver workshop at the Malta Book Festival ‘25 Festivals 8th July, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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