Din l-Art Ħelwa recently launched its Built and Natural Heritage Journalism Award. The award is for journalistic work that has made an outstanding and significant contribution to the better appreciation of the built and natural environment Malta over the past year.

This year, Din l-Art Ħelwa is extending applications to TV, radio and online publication entries.

This scheme consists of two awards: the first deals with written articles or TV or radio broadcasts about Malta and Gozo’s built environment, including historic buildings, monuments, archaeological sites and the vernacular character of towns and villages.

The second award will be for written articles or TV or radio broadcasts dealing with the natural heritage, covering the appreciation of Malta’s natural environment and landscapes, including its open spaces, maritime heritage, flora and fauna and natural resources.

Journalistic entries for the Built Heritage Award may refer to a single building, a complex of buildings or a historic urban environment or townscape. Entries for the Natural Heritage Award may refer to any aspect of Malta’s natural environment and landscapes.

The awards are open to all journalists working in the written or broadcasting media.

To be eligible for inclusion, the works or productions must have been published or aired in Malta over the past year, up to August 31.

Submission for consideration for an award must be received at the Din l-Art Ħelwa Offices, at 133 Melita Street, Valletta by September 30. Winners will be announced in November.

For more information, call 2122 0358 or 2122 5952.