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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 22 SEPTEMBER 2024 THE WINNERS OF THE 2024 EDITION The best books published locally in 2023 were selected by the independent adjudication board of the National Book Prize and Terramaxka Prize for Children & Young Adults 2024 and are available from all bookstores and each publisher's online shop. These books will also be available at the Malta Book Festival from Wednesday 6 to Sunday 10 November at the MFCC. Novels in Maltese and English No shortlisted titles Short Stories in Maltese and English Prize not awarded Poetry in Maltese and English Għażiż Ġismi by Immanuel Mifsud (Klabb Kotba Maltin) Drama No longlisted titles Translation Il-Frammenti ta' Saffo (Saffo) translated by Warren Bartolo (Ede Books) Literary Non-Fiction in Maltese and English Fejjaqtni Int: Rużar Briffa – u Jien by Paul P. Borg (Self-published) Research Vincenzo Bonello: His Legacy in Heritage edited by Theresa Vella (Kite Group) Historiographic Research Jacques François de Chambray: The Order He Served, the Island He Loved, and the Fort He Built by Joseph Scicluna (Kite Group) Best Book Production Ede Books for the book Il-Frammenti ta' Saffo (Saffo) translated by Warren Bartolo Lifetime Achievement Award Giovanni Bonello Award for Best Emergent Writer Ryan Falzon ktieb.org.mt Original Works for Children ages 0–7 Madame Ortensja Paskwalina De Rohan by Clare Azzopardi, illustrated by Moira Scicluna Zahra (Merlin Publishers) Original Works for Children ages 8–12 Il-Każ tal-Kappell Ikkalibrat by Leanne Ellul, illustrated by Marisa Attard (Merlin Publishers) Young Adult Literature Iż-Żmien Kurjuż taż-Żgħożija edited by Clare Azzopardi and Glen Calleja (Aġenzija Żgħażagħ) Translation for Children ages 0–7 Iddeverti Kemm Tiflaħ, Binti! (Mandy Archer; Shane Crampton ill.) translated by Janet Mallia (BDL Publishing) Translation for Children ages 8–12 Maskra Ħamra: Sensiela Kif Issir Supereroj 2 (Elias Våhlund; Agnes Våhlund ill.) translated by Antoinette Borg (Merlin Publishers) Young Adult Literature in Translation Fake ta' Veru (Nereida Carrillo; Alberto Montt ill.) translated by David Aloisio (Merlin Publishers) Best Book Production Merlin Publishers for the book M għal Malta by Naomi Gatt