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Nadia Mifsud (1976) is a poet, novelist and trilingual literary translator. Born in Malta, she moved to France in 1998.[1] Mifsud is Malta's third poet laureate.

Nadia Mifsud

Publications

Poetry

Own collections

  • variaciones del silencio (2023, Festival de Los Confines, Honduras — translation by Antoine Cassar of varjazzjonijiet tas-skiet)
  • meta tinfetaq il-folla (2022, Ede Books)[2]
  • varjazzjonijiet tas-skiet (2021, Ede Books)[3]
  • kantuniera 'l bogħod (2015, Edizzjoni Skarta)[4]
  • żugraga (2009)[5]
Anthologies
  • Modern Poetry in Translation (No. 02 - 2023, Call the Sea a Poet: Focus on Malta — translations by Miriam Calleja and Luke Galea)[6]
  • Leħen il-Malti (various editions, L-Għaqda tal-Malti - Università)[7]
  • tgħanniq ieħor (2021, Horizons)[8]
  • Courage ! Dix variations sur le courage et un chant de résistance (2020, Éditions Bruno Doucey)[9]
  • Poetic Potatoes (2018, Inizjamed, Valletta 2018, Leeuwarden 2018)[10]
  • Voix Vives - Anthologie Sète (2018, Éditions Bruno Doucey)[11]

Prose

Short stories

  • żifna f'xifer irdum (2021, Merlin Publishers)[12]

Novel

  • Ir-rota daret dawra (kważi) sħiħa (2017, Merlin Publishers)[13]

Anthologies

  • Scintillas - New Maltese Writing 2 (2022, Praspar Press)[14]
  • Leħen il-Malti (various editions, L-Għaqda tal-Malti - Università)[15]

Translations

Poetry

  • xtaqt li kont merkurju (2022, Inizjamed)[16]
  • transkrit:08 (2016, Kulturfabrik)[17]
  • Voix Vives - Anthologie Sète (2012, Éditions Bruno Doucey)[18]
  • Għaraq Xort'Oħra (2012, Inizjamed)[19]
  • Bateau Noir (2011, Edizzjonijiet Emma Delezio)[20]

Prose

  • Le Grand Tour - Autoportrait de l'Europe par ses écrivains (2022, Grasset)[21]
  • Je t'ai vu pleurer (2016, Gallimard)[22]

Awards

  • Merlin Publishers' #abbozz Competition 2014 (winner)[23]
  • Amante Buontempo National Poetry Contest 2017 (1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes)[24]
  • Amante Buontempo National Poetry Contest 2018 (1st prize)[25]
  • Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest 2019 (1st prize)[26]
  • National Book Prize: Poetry 2016 (winner, kantuniera 'l bogħod)[27]
  • National Book Prize: Prose 2018 (finalist, Ir-rota daret dawra (kważi) sħiħa)[28]
  • National Book Prize: Prose 2022 (finalist, żifna fuq xifer irdum)[29]
  • National Book Prize: Prose 2022 (winner, varjazzjonijiet tas-skiet)[30]
  • Poet Laureate 2022[31]

References

  1. ^ "Nadia Mifsud". HELA. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  2. ^ "Nadia Mifsud – meta tinfetaq il-folla – Ede Books". Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  3. ^ "Varjazzjonijiet tas-Skiet – Ede Books". Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  4. ^ "Nadia Mifsud | Kantuniera 'l Bogħod". 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  5. ^ "Żugraga". Mallia D'Amato Books. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  6. ^ "Call the Sea a Poet: Focus on Malta". Modern Poetry in Translation. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  7. ^ "Għaqda tal-Malti – Università", Wikipedija (in Maltese), 2022-12-20, retrieved 2023-01-30
  8. ^ "Tgħanniq ieħor Poeżiji mill-Iżolament". Horizons. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  9. ^ "Courage". Bruno Doucey (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  10. ^ "Poetic Potatoes (2018) - Betten, Sannemaj". LastDodo. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  11. ^ "Anthologies du festival". www.sete.voixvivesmediterranee.com. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  12. ^ "Żifna f'xifer irdum". Merlin Publishers. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  13. ^ "Ir-rota daret dawra (kważi) sħiħa". Merlin Publishers. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  14. ^ Press, Praspar. "Scintillas: New Maltese Writing 2". Praspar Press. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  15. ^ "Għaqda tal-Malti – Università", Wikipedija (in Maltese), 2022-12-20, retrieved 2023-01-30
  16. ^ Malta, Inizjamed (2022-08-26). "Xtaqt li Kont Merkurju". Inizjamed. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  17. ^ Toniello |, Von Florent. "Transkrit 8 : encore de belles découvertes". woxx (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  18. ^ "Voix Vives de méditerranée en méditerranée 2012".
  19. ^ "Publications". Inizjamed. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  20. ^ "Prophet of nature". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  21. ^ "Le Grand Tour", Olivier Guez (in French). 2022-05-29.
  22. ^ Mifsud, Immanuel (2016-05-01). Je t'ai vu pleurer (in French). ISBN 978-2-07-253328-0.
  23. ^ "Ir-rota daret dawra (kważi) sħiħa". Merlin Publishers. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  24. ^ "Mons Amante Buontempo Poetry Contest: Results | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  25. ^ "Mons. Amante Buontempo Poetry Contest 2018: Results | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  26. ^ "Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest 2019: Results | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  27. ^ "Winners of the National Book Prize 2016 | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  28. ^ "National Book Prize and Terramaxka Shortlist 2018 | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  29. ^ "Żifna f'xifer irdum | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  30. ^ "Winners of the 2022 National Book Prize Announced | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  31. ^ "The Poet Laureate Award goes to Nadia Mifsud | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2023-01-30.