Notices published in Govt Gazette No 20,686 of 20th August 2021

Results of the Malta Book Fund 2021

The National Book Council notifies that the adjudication board of the Malta Book Fund 2021 has decided and agreed on the winning submissions for this year's edition of the Fund.

The Malta Book Fund aims at supporting culturally significant book projects that require funding in order to be published, and are not commercially viable. The winning projects have been chosen according to a set of pre-determined criteria, chief among which are the cultural value of the proposed publication and the financing needs due to the specialised and non-commercial nature of the project.

The Malta Book Fund 2021 Adjudication Board comprised of Ms Maria Giuliana Fenech, Prof. Yosanne Vella and Dr Toni Sant.

There was an overall very high quality in the submissions for this edition of the Malta Book Fund across all three categories, as well as a variety of genres, particularly in the Publishing Grants strand. The judges examined each proposal and its completeness, the costing of each project, its viability and cultural value. After an attentive analysis of all aspects of each submitted application, they marked each proposal independently.

The submissions deadline was 30th June, and the three adjudicators worked independently on the same sets of applications till 26th July, when their first evaluative reactions were exchanged. During the first week of August the three independent marking sheets were consolidated into one, and on 9 August the final report and final list of beneficiaries were delivered to the NBC. The beneficiaries were allocated mainly full funds, so as to allow the publication of each funded project.

It is important to note that, in view of the fact that each category was capped (€50,000 for the Publishing Grants, €40,000 for the Translations from Maltese into other languages and €15,000 for Translations into Maltese) and that some proposals fared better than others in satisfying the regulations and guidelines, a few projects were only partially funded, ie. given less than the amount requested by the applicant. Considering that these projects still had considerable cultural value, the board of adjudicators decided to allocate partial funding so that that the beneficiary would still benefit from financial support towards the publication of the book.

It is important to note that failure to qualify for this Malta Book Fund edition does not bar the applicant from applying again during the next call for applications with the same project or a different one.

Following the selection process and the publication of the results, the NBC will be contacting the winning applicants for the signing of a beneficiary's contract, transfer of funds, and setting of time frames and deadlines. From the date of signing the beneficiary's contract, the applicant has 18 months to publish the book.

The list of the projects funded, alongside the beneficiary and the amount granted can be viewed at (https://ktieb.org.mt/malta-book-fund).

The 2021National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize – shortlist announced

The National Book Council is announcing the shortlist for the 2021 National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize.

The National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize shortlist is selected by an independent adjudication board and serves as guide to standout books published in Malta during the previous year. All shortlisted books can be found in bookstores, publishers' online shops and will be available at the upcoming 2021 Malta Book Festival (3–7 November) to be held at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre (MFCC), Ta' Qali.

The 2021 shortlist includes 62 titles out of 154 longlisted works; 46 books have been shortlisted across seven National Book Prize categories, and 16 books for children and adolescents have been shortlisted in four Terramaxka Prize categories. As of this year's edition, the Translation category has been broadened to include works of non-fiction, poetry and drama in Maltese translation, as well as works of fiction, while the Poetry category is once again considering poetry collections written in either Maltese or English.

The National Book Prize recognises works of literature and research in a number of categories including Novels, Literary non-fiction, Translations and Poetry and Short Story collections, the latter of which this year presents a particularly noteworthy set of titles by well established authors such as Trevor Żahra and Joe Friggieri, alongside collections by Rita Saliba, Joe Camilleri and EUPL and 2020 Best Emergent Author prize winner Lara Calleja. Reinforcing a trend over the past years, the categories for General Research, and Biographical and Historiographic Research feature the greatest number of shortlisted works with a list of accomplished titles covering a wide range of Melitensia subjects and beyond. No works have been shortlisted in the Original Works for Adolescents (ages 13-16) category within the Terramaxka Prize, while the categories for Books translated into Maltese (ages 13-16), and Drama, received no submissions.

The adjudication process was first launched in May 2021 with the publication of the National Book Prize longlist - the shortlist was delivered to the NBC by the adjudication board on 26th July.

The adjudication board will be selecting the winners in each category of the National Book Prize and the Terramaxka Prize for children's literature ahead of the Terramaxka Prize winners announcement on Tuesday 2 November during the official opening of the 2021 Malta Book Festival. The winners of the 2021 National Book Prize will be announced at an awards ceremony later in December.

Further updates concerning the 2021 National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize can be obtained through the National Book Council Facebook page and website (https://ktieb.org.mt/).

Il-Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb 2021: kotba ppubblikati fl-2020
2021 National Book Prize: books published in 2020

Rumanzi bil-Malti u bl-Ingliż

Novels in Maltese and English

Novelli bil-Malti u bl-Ingliż

Short stories in Maltese and English

Poeżija bil-Malti u bl-Ingliż

Poetry in Maltese and English

Drama bil-Malti u bl-Ingliż

Drama in Maltese and English

Ma kienx hemm sottomisjonijiet

No submissions received

Traduzzjoni

Translation

Letteratura mhux Fittizja

Literary non-Fiction

Riċerka ta' Natura Ġenerali

General Research

Riċerka Bijografika u Storjografika

Biographical and Historiographic Research

Il-Premju Terramaxka 2021: kotba ppubblikati fl-2020

Terramaxka Prize 2021: books published in 2020

Xogħlijiet Oriġinali: Kotba għat-Tfal (Etajiet 0-7)

Original works: books for children (ages 0-7)

Xogħlijiet Oriġinali: Kotba għat-Tfal (Etajiet 8-12)

Original works: books for children (ages 8-12)

Xogħlijiet Oriġinali: Kotba Għall-Adolexxenti (Etajiet 13-16)

Original works: books for adolescents (ages 13-16)

M'hemmx kotba finalisti f'dil-kategorija

No titles shortlisted

Kotba Maqlubin Għall-Malti (Etajiet 0-7)

Books translated into Maltese (ages 0-7)

Kotba Maqlubin Għall-Malti (Etajiet 8-12)

Books translated into Maltese (ages 8-12)

Kotba Maqlubin Għall-Malti (Etajiet 13-16)

Books translated into Maltese (ages 13-16)

Ma kienx hemm sottomisjonijiet

No submissions received

Tenders awarded lists Gaz 20.8.pdf

Parking Suspension

The Marsaxlokk Local Council notifies that no parking will be allowed from Thursday, 26th August, 2021 till Sunday, 29th August, 2021, in Triq il-Kavallerizza.

Traffic Suspension

The Ħal Għargħur Local Council notifies that on Tuesday, 24th August, 2021, from 9.30 a.m. till 5.00 p.m., through Triq San Ġwann (near the football ground) will be closed for traffic.

Parking Suspension

The Ħal Għargħur Local Council notifies that from Thursday, 2nd September, 2021 till Sunday, 5th September, 2021, no parking is allowed in Triq E. M. Perren.