National Book Council MALTA

The National Book Council of Malta is an independent public entity operating under the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation dedicated to serving the Maltese book industry and providing essential services for authors, publishers, editors, translators, illustrators and booksellers.  

The NBC is actively involved in multiple activities, ranging from large-scale international and national events to smaller-scale initiatives. Our flagship events include the Malta Book Festival, usually held in November, and the National Book Prize as well as other literary contests. Additionally, we administer Public Lending Rights payments (in close collaboration with Malta Libraries) and are the ISBN & ISMN agency for Malta. We promote the interests of the book industry’s stakeholders and act as mediators for authors and publishers at foreign book fairs, both directly and through a growing advisory board, and facilitate translations and export projects via the Malta Book Fund.