New call for the National Book Prize

Entries are being accepted for this year’s edition of the National Book Prize. The award is organised by the National Book Council with the aim of giving due recognition to the Maltese book, together with awards and grants to publications by Maltese authors in Maltese and other languages.

Eligible publications are those first published in book form during the year 2012.

This year, books that were published in e-book format are also being accepted. In order to be eligible for participation, a book has to contain not less than 80 per cent of unpublished content in book form.

Maltese citizens living in other countries are also eligible to participate.

All genres are accepted. In the main categories, the winner is given a prize of €700, a trophy and a certificate to the first classified, and a prize of €400 and a certificate are awarded to the second classified.

Participants are to deliver four copies of the book, or in the case of an e-book four printed copies, to The Secretary, The National Book Prize 2012, attention Joseph Debattista, The Central Public Library, Joseph J. Mangion Street, Floriana, FRN 1800.