Imħabbra il-Finalisti tal-Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb u l-Premju Terramaxka 2023
Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb qed iħabbar il-lista tal-finalisti tal-Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb u l-Premju Terramaxka 2023, għal kotba ppubblikati fl-2022. Din hija s-46 edizzjoni ta’ dan il-Premju, l-ogħla premju letterarju mogħti lil awturi, edituri, tradutturi, pubblikaturi u illustraturi ta’ kotba ppubblikati f’Malta.
Il-kotba li daħlu fil-lista finali ta’ dan il-premju jistgħu jinkisbu mill-ħwienet tal-kotba u s-siti online, kif ukoll fil-Festival Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb 2023 li se jittella’ bejn it-18 u t-23 ta’ Ottubru fiċ-Ċentru għall-Fieri u l-Konvenzjonijiet (MFCC) f’Ta’ Qali.
Għal aktar informazzjoni rigward il-Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb 2023 u inizjattivi oħra tal-Kunsil Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb, segwina fuq Facebook jew żur ktieb.org.mt.
| ISEM TAL-KTIEB / BOOK TITLE | ISEM L-APPLIKANT / APPLICANT’S NAME | PUBBLIKATUR / PUBLISHER |
| 1. RUMANZI / NOVELS | ||
| Belgħa Te | Paul P. Borg | Horizons |
| Ir-Rumanz tal-Fieres Safran | Alfred Sant | Quinque |
| Marta Marta | Loranne Vella | Ede Books |
| Sajf | Ryan Falzon | Kotba Calleja |
| Sekonda bejn Tnejn | Helen Borg | Horizons |
| 2. NOVELLI / SHORT STORIES | ||
| Amsterdam u Rakkonti Oħra | Joe Pulè | BDL Publishing |
| Id-Dubbiena u Stejjer Oħra | Carmel Scicluna | Horizons |
| L-Eku tal-Ħabbata | Joe Camilleri | Horizons |
| Tbajja’ tax-Xemx u Stejjer Oħra għad-Dell | Rita Saliba | Klabb Kotba Maltin |
| 3. POEŻIJA BIL-MALTI U BL-INGLIŻ/ POETRY IN MALTESE AND IN ENGLISH | ||
| Bejn il-Binarji | John P. Portelli | Horizons |
| ilma | Gioele Galea | Horizons |
| Imbagħad il-Qiegħ | Murad Shubert | Klabb Kotba Maltin |
| Kollox Jeħel Magħna | Francesco Grech | Merlin Publishers |
| Max-Xatt tat-Tamarisk | Claudia Gauci | Kotba Calleja |
| Meta Tlaqt lil Adam | Elena Cardona | Klabb Kotba Maltin |
| Tao | Caldon Mercieca | Kotba Calleja |
| 4. DRAMA / DRAMA | ||
| Erba’ Drammi għat-Teatru, Vol. 2 | Albert Marshall | Horizons |
| Fil-Ħajja li Jmiss u Drammi Oħra tat-Triq | Lon Kirkop | Merlin Publishers |
| Tebut Isfar | Clare Azzopardi | Merlin Publishers |
| 5. TRADUZZJONI/ TRANSLATION | ||
| L-Analetti (ta’ Konfuċju) | Salvatore Giuffrè (trad.) | SKS |
| Mur ġibek… eżerċizzji ta’ tortura u seduzzjoni (ta’ Irene Chias) | Mark Vella (trad.) | Horizons |
| Storja Medika ta’ Malta (ta’ Paul Cassar) | Godwin Ellul (trad.) | Faraxa Publishing |
| Waqt (ta’ Wislawa Szymborska) | Antoine Cassar (trad.) | Faraxa Publishing |
| 6. LETTERATURA MHUX FITTIZJA / LITERARY NONFICTION | ||
| My Life and Times: Memories and Experiences of a Maltese Civil Servant | Alfred Fiorini Lowell | Kite Group |
| 7.1 RIĊERKA ĠENERALI / GENERAL RESEARCH | ||
| Architecture • Visions on Paper • Malta | Conrad Thake | Kite Group |
| Celebrating Music, a selection of good causes | Heritage Malta | Heritage Malta |
| In the Footsteps of Antonello da Messina: The Antonelliani between Sicily and Venice | Charlene Vella | Midsea Books |
| The Art of Dying Well: Visual Cultures in Times of Piety and Plague Malta 1675-1814 | Christian Attard | Kite Group |
| The Role and Symbolism of Flowers in Maltese Art | Glorian Micallef-Grimaud | Faraxa Publishing |
| 7.2 RIĊERKA BIJOGRAFIKA U STORJOGRAFIKA / BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORIOGRAPHIC RESEARCH | ||
| Eddie: Is-Sewwa Jirbaħ Żgur | Dione Borg | BDL Publishing |
| Gustave R. Vincenti: An Architectural Legacy | David Ellul | Kite Group |
| Malta War Occurrences : The Police Logbooks 1940-1942 | Jeffrey Sammut | BDL Publishing |
| Society Fashion in Malta: The Portrait Photography of Leandro Preziosi 1830-1869 | Caroline Tonna | Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti |
| The Front Page on the Frontline: The Maltese Newspapers and the Second War | Martin G. Debattista | Midsea Books |
| Decolonising the Maltese Mind: In Search of Identity | Charles Xuereb | Midsea Books |
| Slavery, Treason and Blood: The 1749 Plot of the Slaves in Malta | William Zammit | Heritage Malta |
| PREMJU TERRAMAXKA GĦAT-TFAL U L-ADOLEXXENTI | ||
| 1. XOGĦLIJIET ORIĠINALI 0-7 SNIN / ORIGINAL WORKS 0-7 YEARS | ||
| Ana u Zak Isalvaw il-Pjaneta | Audrey Friggieri; Vincianne Scerri (ill.) | Merlin Publishers |
| Bejn Rima u Tbissima: Niskopru l-Annimali | Rebekah Grima; Kite Group (ill.) | Kite Group |
| Flavia: in-nagħġa li kienet tibża’ | Maria Farrugia; Louiselle Sciberras (ill.) | BDL Publishing |
| Ħabiba Ġdida | Rachelle Cortis; Naomi Gatt (ill.) | Faraxa Publishing |
| Id-Dar tal-Ħolm | Moira Scicluna Zahra | Merlin Publishers |
| Il-Bużu u ż-Żarbuna Maġika | Kelly Busuttil u Rita Saliba; Rebecca Zammit (ill.) | Klabb Kotba Maltin |
| Jien u Beppe, Beppe u Jien | Clare Azzopardi, Beppe Caruana; Kyle Xuereb Cunningham (ill.) | Merlin Publishers |
| Luċjan u Enzo: is-sriedak li kienu jgħiru għal xulxin | Maria Farrugia; Louiselle Sciberras (ill.) | BDL Publishing |
| Oreste: iż-żiemel li kien imkabbar | Maria Farrugia; Louiselle Sciberras (ill.) | BDL Publishing |
| Stewart: il-ħanżir li kien buli | Maria Farrugia; Louiselle Sciberras (ill.) | BDL Publishing |
| My Pet Cloud | Eric Sameed Turner; Charis B. Chusna (ill.) | Faraxa Publishing |
| 2. XOGĦLIJIET ORIĠINALI 8-12 SNIN / ORIGINAL WORK 8-12 YEARS | ||
| Ejja Nsajru Poeżija: Versi, Logħob bil-Kliem u Aktar… | Trevor Żahra | Merlin Publishers |
| Il-Bebbuxu Trumbetta | Claudia Aloisio; Matt Stroud (ill.) | Klabb Kotba Maltin |
| Warda Żżur lil Nannitha | Louise Chircop, Naomi Gatt (ill.) | Faraxa Publishing |
| Il-Kreatura taħt is-Sodda | Simon Bartolo, José Luís Ocaña (ill.) | Merlin Publishers |
| Irvin Vella, Investigatur Virtwali: Il-Każ tal-Ħabsi Bla Ħtija | John A. Bonello, Francesca Grech (ill.) | Merlin Publishers |
| Tita Tmiss l-Art | Clare Azzopardi, Glen Calleja; Naomi Gatt (ill.) | Kotba Calleja |
| 3. YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE | ||
| Ġganti | David Aloisio | Horizons |
| TRADUZZJONI 0-7 SNIN / TRANSLATION 0-7 YEARS | ||
| Kieku Armadillo Jmur f’Ristorant (Ellen Fischer; Laura Wood ill.) | Janet Mallia | BDL Publishing |
| Kieku Ljunfant Imur l-Iskola (Ellen Fischer; Laura Wood ill.) | Janet Mallia | BDL Publishing |
| Nitgħallem il-Ħin ma’ Lupu Lupettu (Orianne Lallemand; Éléonore Thuillier ill.) | Clare Azzopardi | Merlin Publishers |
| TRADUZZJONI 8-12 SNIN / TRANSLATION 8-12 YEARS | ||
| Il-Ġurnalista: L-Istorja ta’ Daphne Caruana Galizia (Gattaldo) | Immanuel Mifsud | Klabb Kotba Maltin |
| Il-Ħbieb tal-Annimali: Taqsima Investigattiva: Il-Mohor Midrub (Juliette Parachini-Deny u Oliver Dupin; Ariane Delrieu ill.) | Mark Vella | Merlin Publishers |
| Il-Ħbieb tal-Annimali: Taqsima Investigattiva: Il-Panda Ċkejkna Meħlus (Juliette Parachini-Deny u Oliver Dupin; Ariane Delrieu ill.) | Mark Vella | Merlin Publishers |
| Każ Miftuħ: Segwi l-Indizji! (Àngels Navarro; Jordi Sunyer ill.) | Noel Tanti | Merlin Publishers |
| TRADUZZJONI /TRANSLATION YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE | ||
| Sherlock, Lupin u Jien: Il-Katidral tal-Biża’ (Irene Adler; Iacopo Bruno ill.) | Dwayne Ellul | Merlin Publishers |
