Nadia Mifsud Explained
Nadia Mifsud (born 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.
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)
- tgħanniq ieħor (2021, Horizons)[7]
- Courage ! Dix variations sur le courage et un chant de résistance (2020, Éditions Bruno Doucey)[8]
- Poetic Potatoes (2018, Inizjamed, Valletta 2018, Leeuwarden 2018)[9]
- Voix Vives - Anthologie Sète (2018, Éditions Bruno Doucey)[10]
Online Journals and Collections
- Altazor - Revista electrónica de literatura (February 2024 — translations by Antoine Cassar, curated by Khedija Gadhoum)[11]
- Fragment (11 November 2019 — translations by Antoine Cassar, Albert Gatt, and Nadia Mifsud)[12]
Prose
Short stories
- żifna f'xifer irdum (2021, Merlin Publishers)[13]
Novel
- Ir-rota daret dawra (kważi) sħiħa (2017, Merlin Publishers)[14]
Anthologies
- Scintillas - New Maltese Writing 2 (2022, Praspar Press)[15]
- Leħen il-Malti (various editions, L-Għaqda tal-Malti - Università)
Online Journals and Collections
- Culture 360 - ASEF, Made in Bangladesh (19 August 2023)[16]
Translations
Poetry
- xtaqt li kont merkurju (2022, Inizjamed)[17]
- transkrit:08 (2016, Kulturfabrik)[18]
- Voix Vives - Anthologie Sète (2012, Éditions Bruno Doucey)[19]
- Għaraq Xort'Oħra (2012, Inizjamed)[20]
- Bateau Noir (2011, Edizzjonijiet Emma Delezio)[21]
Prose
- Le Grand Tour - Autoportrait de l'Europe par ses écrivains (2022, Grasset)[22]
- Je t'ai vu pleurer (2016, Gallimard)[23]
Interviews
- Behind the fiction, there are real stories (26 August 2023, by Leanne Ellul)[24]
- Illum ma' Steph - Varjazzjonijiet tas-Skiet (25 May 2023, by Stephanie Spiteri)
- Markapaġna - Episodju Speċjali (24 January 2023, by Luke Galea)[25]
- When the littlest things matter the most (12 August 2020)[26]
- Journeys of Discovery (15 May 2020, by Kristina Cassar Dowling)[27]
- Dans tes oreilles (2 April 2020, by Maïté Cussey, Margot Espinasse and Marion Feugère)[28]
- How Many People Read Poetry? (17 March 2020)[29]
- Wiċċ imb'wiċċ (17 August 2018, by Antonella Axisa)
- Xi qrajt dan l-aħħar? (13 September 2016, by Antonella Axisa)
- Malta is the Mediterranean Bridge (16 August 2016, by Luka Ostojić)[30]
- The City and the Writer: In Valletta, Malta with Nadia Mifsud (13 July 2016, by Nathalie Handal)[31]
- One is a crowd - Nadia Mifsud (26 April 2016, by Luise Behr)[32]
- Making Poetry Accessible (23 April 2016)[33]
- Il faut pouvoir dire les choses (12/13 March 2016 by Thierry Hick)[34]
- The Faraway Nearby - Nadia Mifsud (15 September 2015, by Teodor Reljic)[35]
- How I write - Nadia Mifsud (1 August 2020)[36]
- Would you like a book with your coffee? (20 October 2009, by Stephanie Fsadni)[37]
Awards
- Merlin Publishers' #abbozz Competition 2014 (winner)[38]
- Amante Buontempo National Poetry Contest 2017 (1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes)[39]
- Amante Buontempo National Poetry Contest 2018 (1st prize)[40]
- Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest 2019 (1st prize)[41]
- National Book Prize: Poetry 2016 (winner, kantuniera 'l bogħod)[42]
- National Book Prize: Prose 2018 (finalist, Ir-rota daret dawra (kważi) sħiħa)[43]
- National Book Prize: Prose 2022 (finalist, żifna fuq xifer irdum)[44]
- National Book Prize: Prose 2022 (winner, varjazzjonijiet tas-skiet)[45]
- Poet Laureate 2022[46]
Notes and References
- Web site: Nadia Mifsud . 2023-01-30 . HELA . en.
- Web site: Nadia Mifsud – meta tinfetaq il-folla – Ede Books . 2023-01-30 . en-US.
- Web site: Varjazzjonijiet tas-Skiet – Ede Books . 2023-01-30 . en-US.
- Web site: 2019-09-20 . Nadia Mifsud Kantuniera 'l Bogħod . 2023-01-30 . en.
- Web site: Żugraga . 2023-01-30 . Mallia D'Amato Books . en.
- Web site: Call the Sea a Poet: Focus on Malta . 2023-08-20 . Modern Poetry in Translation . en-US.
- Web site: Tgħanniq ieħor Poeżiji mill-Iżolament . 2023-01-30 . Horizons . en-US.
- Web site: Courage . 2023-01-30 . Bruno Doucey . fr-FR.
- Web site: Poetic Potatoes (2018) - Betten, Sannemaj . 2023-01-30 . LastDodo . EN.
- Web site: Anthologies du festival . 2023-01-30 . www.sete.voixvivesmediterranee.com.
- Web site: Nadja Mifsud . 2024-02-12.
- Web site: 2019-11-11 . NADIA MIFSUD MUTSCHLER: THIS WORLD'S NOT ROUND / NO, NO ES REDONDO EL MUNDO . 2024-02-12 . Fragment . bs-BA.
- Web site: Żifna f'xifer irdum . 2023-01-30 . Merlin Publishers . en-US.
- Web site: Ir-rota daret dawra (kważi) sħiħa . 2023-01-30 . Merlin Publishers . en-US.
- Web site: Press . Praspar . Scintillas: New Maltese Writing 2 . 2023-01-30 . Praspar Press.
- Web site: JUDGES' PICK: Made in Bangladesh Nadia Mifsud France-Malta . 2024-02-12 . ASEF culture360 . en.
- Web site: Malta . Inizjamed . 2022-08-26 . Xtaqt li Kont Merkurju . 2023-01-30 . Inizjamed . en-GB.
- Web site: Toniello . Von Florent . Transkrit 8 : encore de belles découvertes . 2023-01-30 . woxx . de-DE.
- Web site: Voix Vives de méditerranée en méditerranée 2012 .
- Web site: Publications . 2023-01-30 . Inizjamed . en-GB.
- Web site: Prophet of nature . 2023-01-30 . Times of Malta . en-gb.
- Book: "Le Grand Tour", Olivier Guez . 2022-05-29 . fr.
- Book: Je t'ai vu pleurer . 2016-05-01 . 978-2-07-253328-0 . fr . Mifsud . Immanuel . Editions Gallimard .
- Web site: Behind the fiction, there are real stories - The Malta Independent . 2024-02-12 . www.independent.com.mt.
- Web site: 2023-01-24 . Markapaġna Episodju Speċjali – Nadia Mifsud Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb . 2024-02-12 . en-US.
- Web site: Arts Council Malta - Blog - When the littlest things matter the most (Lyon, 2020) . 2024-02-12 . artscouncilmalta.gov.mt . en.
- Web site: 2020-05-15 . Journeys of discovery . 2024-02-12 . Times of Malta . en-gb.
- Web site: Scicluna . Kenneth . 2020-04-02 . DTO – Dans tes oreilles ! . 2024-02-12 . nadia mifsud . en-GB.
- Web site: 'How many people read poetry? If no one does, then even the strongest poems will not change anything' . 2024-02-12 . MaltaToday.com.mt . en.
- Web site: 'Malta is the Mediterranean bridge' . 2024-02-12 . Booksa.
- Web site: Walch . Louis . 2016-07-13 . The City and the Writer: In Valletta, Malta with Nadia Mifsud . 2024-02-12 . Words Without Borders . en.
- Web site: Behr . Luise . 2016-04-26 . One is a Crowd – Nadia Mifsud . 2024-02-12 . CROWD . en-US.
- Web site: 2016-04-23 . Making poetry accessible . 2024-02-12 . Times of Malta . en-gb.
- Hick . Thierry . 12 March 2016 . Il faut pouvoir dire les choses . Lesezeit.
- Web site: The faraway nearby Nadia Mifsud . 2024-02-12 . MaltaToday.com.mt . en.
- Web site: How I Write - Nadia Mifsud - The Malta Independent . 2024-02-12 . www.independent.com.mt.
- Web site: 2009-10-20 . Would you like a book with your coffee? . 2024-02-12 . Times of Malta . en-gb.
- Web site: Ir-rota daret dawra (kważi) sħiħa . 2023-01-30 . Merlin Publishers . en-US.
- Web site: 2017-11-15 . Mons Amante Buontempo Poetry Contest: Results Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb . 2023-01-30 . en-US.
- Web site: 2018-11-11 . Mons. Amante Buontempo Poetry Contest 2018: Results Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb . 2023-01-30 . en-US.
- Web site: 2019-11-07 . Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest 2019: Results Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb . 2023-01-30 . en-US.
- Web site: 2016-12-01 . Winners of the National Book Prize 2016 Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb . 2023-01-30 . en-US.
- Web site: 2018-08-23 . National Book Prize and Terramaxka Shortlist 2018 Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb . 2023-01-30 . en-US.
- Web site: 2022-09-29 . Żifna f'xifer irdum Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb . 2023-01-30 . en-US.
- Web site: 2022-11-03 . Winners of the 2022 National Book Prize Announced Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb . 2023-01-30 . en-US.
- Web site: 2022-12-14 . The Poet Laureate Award goes to Nadia Mifsud Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb . 2023-01-30 . en-US.