The National Book Council ( mt, Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb), is a Maltese public entity dedicated to the promotion of the book industry in

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

. It organises the Malta Book Festival ( mt, Il-Festival Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb), The Literary Contest Of Novels For Youth (Maltese: ''Konkors ta' Kitba Letteratura għaż-Żgħażagħ'') and other national and regional events, workshops, seminars and contests. It also confers the National Book Prize ( mt, Premju Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb), administers Public Lending Rights, and is Malta's registration agent for

ISBN The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a numeric commercial book identifier that is intended to be unique. Publishers purchase ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency. An ISBN is assigned to each separate edition and ...

and ISMN.

National Book Prize

In 1971, the Literary Prize for books in Maltese was set up with the aim to encourage Maltese literature. Notable authors who were awarded this Prize include

Anton Buttigieg Anton Buttigieg, ( mt, Anton Buttiġieġ ; 19 February 1912 – 5 May 1983) was a Maltese political figure and poet. He served as the second president of Malta from 1976 until 1981. Early life Anton Buttigieg was born in Qala, Gozo, on 19 ...

Francis Ebejer Francis Ebejer (28 August 1925, Dingli — 10 June 1993, St. Julian's, St Julian's) was a Malta, Maltese dramatist and novelist. Francis Ebejer was the father of the Maltese painter Damian Ebejer Biography Ebejer studied medicine at the Uni ...

Oliver Friggieri Oliver Friggieri (27 March 194721 November 2020) was a Maltese poet, novelist, literary critic, and philosopher. He led the establishment of literary history and criticism in Maltese while teaching at the University of Malta, studying the work ...

Joe Friggieri Prof. Joe Friggieri (born 1946) is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Malta, poet, playwright and theatre director. Biography Friggieri was the first professor of philosophy on the University of Malta faculty not to be a Catholic pri ...

, and Trevor Zahra. The organization of the Prize was passed to the National Book Council upon its formation in 2001. There are nowadays several categories within the Prize, including novels, short stories, poetry, translation, nonfiction, and research. Notable winners since 2001 include Trevor Zahra,

Guido Lanfranco Guido Lanfranco, MQR (18 October 1930 – 8 September 2021) was a Maltese writer on natural history and folklore. Early life and education Lanfranco was born in Sliema, Malta, on 18 October 1930. He was educated at Stella Maris College and ...

Giovanni Bonello Giovanni Bonello (born 11 June 1936 in Floriana) is a Maltese judge, judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 1 November 1998 until 31 October 2004. As the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe rejected the names proposed by the ...

, Joe Friggieri, and

Albert Ganado Albert Ganado MOM (born 9 March 1924) is a Maltese lawyer and historian. He is a past president of the Malta Historical Society and the founder and president of the Malta Map Society. He released his memoirs in 2020. Some of his publications ha ...

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* Maltese literature Cultural organisations based in Malta Arts organizations established in 2001 2001 establishments in Malta ISBN agencies {{Ling-org-stub