Gerard James Borg is a Maltese songwriter, author, and concept creator. He is well known for writing multiple songs that competed in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Maltese literature is any literature originating from Malta or by Maltese writers or literature written in the Maltese language.
Prof. Joe Friggieri is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Malta, poet, playwright and theatre director.
Pierre J Mejlak is a Maltese novelist and short story writer.
Oliver Friggieri was a Maltese poet, novelist, literary critic, and philosopher. He led the establishment of literary history and criticism in Maltese while teaching at the University of Malta, studying the works of Dun Karm, Rużar Briffa, and others. A prolific writer himself, Friggieri explored new genres to advocate the Maltese language, writing the libretti for the first oratorio and the first cantata in Maltese. His work aimed to promote the Maltese cultural identity, while not shying from criticism: one of his most famous novels, Fil-Parlament Ma Jikbrux Fjuri, attacked the tribalistic divisions of society caused by politics. From philosophy, he was mostly interested in epistemology and existentialism.
Oreste Calleja is a Maltese playwright.
Clare Azzopardi is a Maltese author who writes for both adults and younger readers.
The Maltese Bestiary: An illustrated guide to the mythical flora and fauna of the Maltese Islands is a 2014 compendium of legendary beasts from Maltese folklore. It showcases "supernatural entities, frightening creatures, magical plants, ancient gods and a host of other legendary beings" all from the islands of Malta and Gozo. Stephan D. Mifsud is both the author and the illustrator of the book.
Lou Drofenik is a Maltese-Australian novelist and academic. She lives in Victoria, Australia.
Albert Ganado MOM is a Maltese lawyer and historian. He is a past president of the Malta Historical Society and the founder and president of the Malta Map Society. He released his memoirs in 2020. Some of his publications have won awards in different categories of the National Book Prize by the National Book Council.
Albert Marshall is a Maltese–Australian senior leader, board member, executive producer, lecturer, theatre & television director, television presenter, and author in the Maltese language
Trevor Żahra is a Maltese novelist, poet and illustrator. He has published over 120 books in the Maltese language since 1971.
Roderick "Rigu" Bovingdon is an Anglo-Maltese Australian writer, academic, promoter of Maltese culture, social commentator, translator and musician.
Marlon Chircop, better known by his artist name Lon Kirkop, is a Maltese novelist, playwright and visual artist. He won The Literary Contest Of Novels For Youth 2020, organised by the National Book Council and Aġenzija Żgħażagħ, with his debut novel Mitt Elf Isem Ieħor: HappyVeganGirlJules later published by Merlin publishers.
The Literary Contest of Novels for Youth is an annual contest organised by the National Youth Agency and the National Book Council. The 2020 edition of the Literary contest was won by the author Lon Kirkop with his manuscript Mitt Elf Isem Ieħor: HappyVeganGirlJules.
Mitt Elf Isem Ieħor: HappyVeganGirlJules is a 2021 young adult novel written by the Maltese author Lon Kirkop. This debut novel won the 2020 edition of The Literary Contest of Novels for Youth organised by the Malta National Book Council and Aġenzija Żagħżagħ. The novel novel become an instant success and was one of the hits during the Malta Book Festival 2021.
Nadia Mifsud (1976) is a poet, novelist and trilingual literary translator. Born in Malta, she moved to France in 1998. Mifsud is Malta's third poet laureate.
Yana Vladislavovna Psaila is a Russian-Maltese poet, linguist and translator. She is the first person to write phrasebooks between Maltese and Russian, and created the first translation of a Maltese novel into Russian.
The National Book Prize represents the foremost literary accolade bestowed upon authors, editors, translators, publishers, and illustrators for their outstanding contributions to literature in Malta within the past year. Recognising excellence across diverse categories of the National Book Prize and the Terramaxka Prize for children and young adults, titles undergo a meticulous shortlisting and awarding process. An impartial adjudication board oversees the evaluation, upholding the values of transparency and fairness at the highest level.
