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to Mattia Preti: Baroque Painting in Malta (Midsea Books) and Paul George Pisani with The Battle of Lepanto: An Unpublished Hospitaller Account (Salesians of Don Bosco) PRIZE FOR THE BEST BOOK PRODUCTION FOR 2015 Birdlife Malta for History of Ornithology in Malta SPECIAL NOMINATION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 Open Call for Installation Proposals: Centrepiece of the From Illustration to Book Exhibition at the Malta Book Festival 2025 News 26th May, 2025 Read More Know Your Rights! Literary Agent Simon Trewin offers free Zoom session to stakeholders News 26th May, 2025 Read More CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: POSITION OF DIRECTOR (EXECUTIVE) WITH THE NATIONAL BOOK COUNCIL News 16th May, 2025 Read More The Malta Book Festival 2025 Will Be Writing Anew! News 14th May, 2025 Read More The 2025 Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest is Now Open for Entries News 12th May, 2025 Read More Call for Short Stories About Valletta for Comma Press’ Reading the City Series News 28th April, 2025 Read More Have Your Say: The National Book Council 2025-2030 Strategy Up for Public Consultation News 28th April, 2025 Read More Exhibitors — apply now to participate at the 2025 Malta Book Festival! News 15th April, 2025 Read More The 41st PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 9th April, 2025 Read More National Book Prize and Terramaxka 2025 longlist published National Book Prize 2nd April, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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