Home / News / The 44 PLR Payment Is Out Back to News The 44 PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights • Initiatives • News 9th January, 2026 The National Book Council would like to announce that the 44 PLR (Public Lending Rights) payment is being distributed to authors, illustrators and photographers whose books were borrowed from Public Libraries in Malta and Gozo in the period covering from 1 October till 31 December 2025. The list of said persons, their books and total remuneration can be found below: Awtur/Illustratur/Fotografu Author/Illustrator/PhotographerNumru ta’ self Number of loansĦlas € Payment € Abdilla, Nadia6548.78 Abela, Gloria86.00 Agius, Ben164123.08 Agius, Darren6145.78 Aloisio, Claudia9974.30 Aloisio, David9672.05 Aquilina, PaulJon10.75 Aquilina, Toni10276.55 Attard Bianchardi, Christopher118.26 Attard, Christabel3324.77 Attard, David J.96.75 Attard, Edward13097.56 Attard, Francesco Pio1511.26 Attard, Frans A.336252.17 Attard, Josette96.75 Attard, Keith10.75 Attard, Maria21.50 Attard, Marisa203152.35 Attard, Ramona1612.01 Attard, Richard8563.79 Attard, Robert96.75 Azzopardi, Andreas2518.76 Azzopardi, Carmel32.25 Azzopardi, Chris18191365.15 Azzopardi, Joanna64.50 Azzopardi, Kit1712.76 Bajada, Roberta2619.51 Bajada, Therese21.50 Baldacchino, Alfred E.75.25 Baldacchino, Carmel43.00 Baldacchino, Godfrey10.75 Baldacchino, Inez Kristina21.50 Balzan, Jonathan32.25 Balzan, Rena107.50 Barbaro Sant, Tony75.25 Bartolo, Simon8765.29 Bezzina, Charles43.00 Bezzina, Lara21.50 Bonello, John A.275206.39 Bonnici, Eman1511.26 Borg Carbott, Greta10478.05 Borg, Andrew3324.77 Borg, Antoinette233174.87 Borg, Claudine1612.01 Borg, Gerard James1914.26 Borg, Helen137102.82 Borg, Jean Paul75.25 Borg, Keith43.00 Borg, Nicolette32.25 Borg, Norman C.2317.26 Borg, Paul P.6246.53 Borg, Rita Antoinette3425.52 Borg, Steve4836.02 Borg, Tonio64.50 Borg, Ursola470352.73 Borg, Ġorġ1612.01 Briffa, Angela21.50 Briguglio, Marie43.00 Brockdorff, Lina330247.66 Bugeja, Chris1274956.13 Bugeja, Ivan32.25 Bugelli, Martin1712.76 Buhagiar, Anna-Maria10.75 Busuttil, Amanda53.75 Busuttil, Robert2115.76 Buttigieg, Charles205153.85 Calleja, Carmel2015.01 Calleja, Lara118.26 Calleja, Mark2619.51 Calleja, Sharon227170.36 Camilleri Grima, Antoinette10780.30 Camilleri Magro, Sharon75.25 Camilleri, Assunta32.25 Camilleri, Joe13299.07 Camilleri, Joseph C.107.50 Camilleri, Maria1914.26 Camilleri, Mark, 1977-3224.02 Camilleri, Mark, 1988-64.50 Camilleri, Ronald7757.79 Cardona, Joe3224.02 Caruana Webster, Sean21.50 Casha, Charles1250938.12 Cassar, Antoine53.75 Cassar, Joanne96.75 Cassar, Lucienne265198.88 Cassar, Mark569427.03 Cassar, Michael86.00 Cassola, Arnold10.75 Cauchi, Carmel G.331248.41 Cauchi, Maurice N.21.50 Chetcuti, Kristina43.00 Chircop, Cedric43.00 Cini, Claudia1410.51 Cini, George53.75 Cini, Maria4836.02 Cini, Michael309231.90 Cutajar, Tony C.231173.36 D'Emanuele, Carlo O.3627.02 D'Ugo, Becky21.50 Darmanin, Denis A.10.75 De Battista, Ivan7858.54 De Gabriele Ferrante, Nathalie75.25 Debattista Borg, Pupull32.25 Debono, Justin7657.04 Debono, Sebastian5944.28 Dougall, Anton B.2418.01 Drofenik, Lou86.00 Ellul, Dwayne224168.11 Ellul, Godwin1914.26 Ellul, Leanne176132.09 Ellul, Marie Louise6548.78 Ellul, Sarah2015.01 Elsworth, Jenson86.00 Falzon, Lisa245183.87 Falzon, Sylvia1612.01 Farrugia, Anthony4030.02 Farrugia, Charles J.21.50 Farrugia, Diane86.00 Farrugia, Joe Julian1410.51 Farrugia, Maria401300.95 Farrugia, Marisa10.75 Farrugia, Wayne2418.01 Fenech, Lara32.25 Fenech, Victor302226.65 Flores, Charles2418.01 Formosa, Edgar3022.51 Frendo, Henry118.26 Frendo, Ruth8966.79 Friggieri, Audrey139104.32 Friggieri, Joe2821.01 Galea, Charmaine V.3627.02 Galea, Francis129.01 Galea, Gioele2720.26 Galea, Lorraine142106.57 Galea, Michael10.75 Galea, Michael, 1932-96.75 Gatt, Monica199149.35 Gatt, Naomi389291.94 Gauci, Cettina10.75 Gauci, Claudia8060.04 Grasso, Anton1511.26 Grech Ganado, Maria21.50 Grech, Jesmond3425.52 Grech, Joseph10.75 Grech, Rita395296.45 Grech, Rose549412.02 Grech, Rowena10.75 Grech, Sergio4130.77 Grima Vella, Maria32.25 Grima, Adrian1612.01 Grima, Tyrone4433.02 Haber, Angèle Marie3123.27 Hamilton, Dunstan1813.51 Hili Vassallo, Sandra13198.32 Inguanez, John43.00 Kamsky, Rebekah32.25 Lombardi, Gino145108.82 Lughermo, Stephen3123.27 Magri, Philip M.21.50 Mallia, Fiona64.50 Mallia, Janet165123.83 Mallia, Karmenu8362.29 Mangion, Andre'21.50 Mangion, Irene5541.28 Massa, Alfred267200.38 Medati Stride, Claire2720.26 Mejlak, Pierre J.4332.27 Micallef St John, Charles171128.34 Micallef, Claudia11687.06 Micallef, Doris10.75 Micallef, Joanne21.50 Micallef, Martin64.50 Mifsud, Immanuel5339.78 Mifsud, Mary Rose3929.27 Mifsud, Nadia107.50 Mifsud, Stephan D.64.50 Mizzi, Achille10.75 Mizzi, Alex1612.01 Mizzi, Jacqueline3123.27 Mizzi, Laurence1612.01 Mizzi, Matias86.00 Murdocco, Nicole53.75 Muscat, Adrian21.50 Muscat, David207155.35 Muscat, Lawrence1813.51 Nabhan, Walid32.25 Pace, Joe53.75 Pace, Joseph Mary21.50 Pace, Therese1612.01 Pantović Nuit, Nataša10.75 Peresso, Claire6750.28 Peresso, Ġorġ4433.02 Pisani, Paul George10.75 Piscopo, Michael1410.51 Piscopo, Suzanne1410.51 Portelli, Bertram5239.03 Portelli, Rachel488366.24 Portelli, Ramona32.25 Pulis, Victor3324.77 Pulé, Joe1612.01 Refalo, Michael139.76 Risiott, Liliana2720.26 Said-Zammit, George A.6145.78 Saliba, Anthony J.10.75 Saliba, Charles Daniel3727.77 Saliba, Rita348261.17 Sammut, Jeffrey2619.51 Sammut, Louise64.50 Sammut, Patrick1712.76 Sammut, Salv321240.91 Sammut, Saviour2317.26 Sant, Toni43.00 Savona-Ventura, Charles21.50 Scalpello, Alfred1813.51 Schembri, Frank306229.65 Schembri, Karl3627.02 Schembri, Matthew2518.76 Sciberras, Keith75.25 Sciberras, Louiselle484363.24 Scicluna Zahra, Moira243182.37 Scicluna, Carmel2921.76 Scicluna, Mark365273.93 Serracino, Joseph627470.56 Spagnol, Jennifer4936.77 Spiteri, Charles B.485363.99 Spiteri, Kirsten21.50 Spiteri, Priscilla64.50 Spiteri, Rebecca2720.26 Spiteri, Simone4533.77 Stagno, Ġużè75.25 Stroud, Matthew328246.16 Sultana, Joseph96.75 Tanti, Amanda2015.01 Tanti, Noel150112.57 Thake, Conrad21.50 Turner, Natasha3425.52 Vassallo, Lorna53.75 Veen, Veronica21.50 Vella Bondin, Joseph21.50 Vella Gera, Alex64.50 Vella, Charlene53.75 Vella, Clifford75.25 Vella, Ernest53.75 Vella, Kenneth43.00 Vella, Loranne386289.69 Vella, Mark12090.06 Vella, Rebby946709.97 Vella, Therese3727.77 Vella, Vincent86.00 Vella, Yosanne53.75 Xuereb Cunningham, Kyle53.75 Xuereb Diacono, Alexia135101.32 Xuereb, Charles1511.26 Zahra, Paul21.50 Zahra, Trevor18901418.44 Zammit Marmara', Marcel10.75 Zammit, Antonio10.75 Zammit, Mark1320990.66 Zammit, Sherise155116.33 Zammit, William32.25 Zarb, Edmond12090.06 Zerafa, Lizio10.75 *No. of loans and payment is proportional due to the author reaching the maximum of 5,000 euros p.a. 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