The Literary Contest of Novels for Youth (Maltese: Konkors ta' Kitba Letteratura gçaà ¼-à »gçaà ¼agç) is an annual contest organised by the National Youth Agency (Maltese: Aáenzija à ¼gçaà ¼agç) and the National Book Council (Maltese: Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb). The 2020 edition of the Literary contest was won by the author Lon Kirkop with his manuscript .
The contest is judged anonymously by three adjudicators appointed by the National Book Council.