Annual Report 2020 Annual Report 2020 2 First published in 2021 by the National Book Council of Malta Central Public Library, Prof. J. Mangion Str., Floriana FRN 1800 ktieb.org.mt Printing: Government Printing Press Design: Steven Scicluna Copyright text © Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb Copyright photos © Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb ISBN: 978-99957-939-8-2: Annual Report 2020 (print format) 978-99957-939-9-9: Annual Report 2020 (ebook format) All rights reserved by the National Book Council This book is being disseminated free of charge and cannot be sold. It may be borrowed, donated and reproduced in part. It may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, without prior permission from the National Book Council. Contents The Chairman’s Message 5 The National Book Prize 8 The Malta Book Festival 12 The Malta Book Fund 16 Foreign Work & Literary Exports 18 Audiovisual Productions 22 Other Literary Contests 24 Other Initiatives 26 Financial Report 30 ISBN & ISMN 32 Public Lending Rights Payments 70 About the National Book Council 4 The National Book Council is a public entity Staff and contact details that caters for the Maltese book industry with several important services for authors Executive Chairman and publishers, whilst striving to encourage Mark Camilleri reading and promote the book as a medium of Secretary communication in all its formats. It represents Joe Debattista writers and publishers in public fora and
[email protected] institutions in order to promote the interests of the book industry’s stakeholders; organizes Executive Director the Malta Book Festival and the National Book Simona Cassano Prize among other national as well as smaller-
[email protected] scale events; administers Public Lending Manager (Events and Foreign Rights) Rights; organizes several literary contests; Matthew Borg and is the local agent for ISBN and ISMN.