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.

Nadia Mifsud

Publications

edit

Poetry

edit

Own collections

edit
  • 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

edit
  • 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]

Online Journals and Collections

edit
  • Altazor - Revista electrónica de literatura (February 2024 — translations by Antoine Cassar, curated by Khedija Gadhoum)[12]
  • Fragment (11 November 2019 — translations by Antoine Cassar, Albert Gatt, and Nadia Mifsud)[13]

Prose

edit

Short stories

edit
  • żifna f'xifer irdum (2021, Merlin Publishers)[14]

Novel

edit
  • Ir-rota daret dawra (kważi) sħiħa (2017, Merlin Publishers)[15]

Anthologies

edit
  • Scintillas - New Maltese Writing 2 (2022, Praspar Press)[16]
  • Leħen il-Malti (various editions, L-Għaqda tal-Malti - Università)[17]

Online Journals and Collections

edit
  • Culture 360 - ASEF, Made in Bangladesh (19 August 2023)[18]

Translations

edit

Poetry

edit
  • xtaqt li kont merkurju (2022, Inizjamed)[19]
  • transkrit:08 (2016, Kulturfabrik)[20]
  • Voix Vives - Anthologie Sète (2012, Éditions Bruno Doucey)[21]
  • Għaraq Xort'Oħra (2012, Inizjamed)[22]
  • Bateau Noir (2011, Edizzjonijiet Emma Delezio)[23]

Prose

edit
  • Le Grand Tour - Autoportrait de l'Europe par ses écrivains (2022, Grasset)[24]
  • Je t'ai vu pleurer (2016, Gallimard)[25]

Interviews

edit
  • Behind the fiction, there are real stories (26 August 2023, by Leanne Ellul)[26]
  • Illum ma' Steph - Varjazzjonijiet tas-Skiet (25 May 2023, by Stephanie Spiteri)[27]
  • Markapaġna - Episodju Speċjali (24 January 2023, by Luke Galea)[28]
  • When the littlest things matter the most (12 August 2020)[29]
  • Journeys of Discovery (15 May 2020, by Kristina Cassar Dowling)[30]
  • Dans tes oreilles (2 April 2020, by Maïté Cussey, Margot Espinasse and Marion Feugère)[31]
  • How Many People Read Poetry? (17 March 2020)[32]
  • Wiċċ imb'wiċċ (17 August 2018, by Antonella Axisa)[33]
  • Xi qrajt dan l-aħħar? (13 September 2016, by Antonella Axisa)[34]
  • Malta is the Mediterranean Bridge (16 August 2016, by Luka Ostojić)[35]
  • The City and the Writer: In Valletta, Malta with Nadia Mifsud (13 July 2016, by Nathalie Handal)[36]
  • One is a crowd - Nadia Mifsud (26 April 2016, by Luise Behr)[37]
  • Making Poetry Accessible (23 April 2016)[38]
  • Il faut pouvoir dire les choses (12/13 March 2016 by Thierry Hick)[39]
  • The Faraway Nearby - Nadia Mifsud (15 September 2015, by Teodor Reljic)[40]
  • How I write - Nadia Mifsud (1 August 2020)[41]
  • Would you like a book with your coffee? (20 October 2009, by Stephanie Fsadni)[42]

Awards

edit
  • Merlin Publishers' #abbozz Competition 2014 (winner)[43]
  • Amante Buontempo National Poetry Contest 2017 (1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes)[44]
  • Amante Buontempo National Poetry Contest 2018 (1st prize)[45]
  • Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest 2019 (1st prize)[46]
  • National Book Prize: Poetry 2016 (winner, kantuniera 'l bogħod)[47]
  • National Book Prize: Prose 2018 (finalist, Ir-rota daret dawra (kważi) sħiħa)[48]
  • National Book Prize: Prose 2022 (finalist, żifna fuq xifer irdum)[49]
  • National Book Prize: Prose 2022 (winner, varjazzjonijiet tas-skiet)[50]
  • Poet Laureate 2022[51]

References

edit
  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. ^ "Nadja Mifsud". Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  13. ^ "NADIA MIFSUD MUTSCHLER: THIS WORLD'S NOT ROUND / NO, NO ES REDONDO EL MUNDO". Fragment (in Bosnian). 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  14. ^ "Żifna f'xifer irdum". Merlin Publishers. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  15. ^ "Ir-rota daret dawra (kważi) sħiħa". Merlin Publishers. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  16. ^ Press, Praspar. "Scintillas: New Maltese Writing 2". Praspar Press. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  17. ^ "Għaqda tal-Malti – Università", Wikipedija (in Maltese), 2022-12-20, retrieved 2023-01-30
  18. ^ "JUDGES' PICK: Made in Bangladesh | Nadia Mifsud | France-Malta". ASEF culture360. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  19. ^ Malta, Inizjamed (2022-08-26). "Xtaqt li Kont Merkurju". Inizjamed. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  20. ^ Toniello |, Von Florent (21 March 2016). "Transkrit 8 : encore de belles découvertes". woxx (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  21. ^ "Voix Vives de méditerranée en méditerranée 2012".
  22. ^ "Publications". Inizjamed. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  23. ^ "Prophet of nature". Times of Malta. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  24. ^ "Le Grand Tour", Olivier Guez (in French). 2022-05-29.
  25. ^ Mifsud, Immanuel (2016-05-01). Je t'ai vu pleurer (in French). Editions Gallimard. ISBN 978-2-07-253328-0.
  26. ^ "Behind the fiction, there are real stories - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  27. ^ 'Varjazzjonijiet tas-Skiet' - intervista mar-rebbieħa Nadia Mifsud, 25 May 2023, retrieved 2024-02-12
  28. ^ "Markapaġna Episodju Speċjali – Nadia Mifsud | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  29. ^ "Arts Council Malta - Blog - When the littlest things matter the most (Lyon, 2020)". artscouncilmalta.gov.mt. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  30. ^ "Journeys of discovery". Times of Malta. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  31. ^ Scicluna, Kenneth (2020-04-02). "DTO – Dans tes oreilles !". nadia mifsud. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  32. ^ "'How many people read poetry? If no one does, then even the strongest poems will not change anything'". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  33. ^ Wiċċ imb Wiċċ ep 42 Nadia Mifsud, 17 August 2018, retrieved 2024-02-12
  34. ^ 'Xi qrajt dan l-aħħar?' - Nadia Mifsud | Fl-episodju ta' 'Xi qrajt dan l-aħħar?' tal-bieraħ tkellimna ma' Nadia Mifsud Mutschler dwar 'All the light we cannot see' ta' Anthony Doerr kif ukoll... | By National Book Council (Malta) | Facebook, retrieved 2024-02-12
  35. ^ "'Malta is the Mediterranean bridge'". Booksa. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  36. ^ Walch, Louis (2016-07-13). "The City and the Writer: In Valletta, Malta with Nadia Mifsud". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  37. ^ Behr, Luise (2016-04-26). "One is a Crowd – Nadia Mifsud". CROWD. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  38. ^ "Making poetry accessible". Times of Malta. 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  39. ^ Hick, Thierry (12 March 2016). "Il faut pouvoir dire les choses" (PDF). Lesezeit.
  40. ^ "The faraway nearby | Nadia Mifsud". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  41. ^ "How I Write - Nadia Mifsud - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  42. ^ "Would you like a book with your coffee?". Times of Malta. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  43. ^ "Ir-rota daret dawra (kważi) sħiħa". Merlin Publishers. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  44. ^ "Mons Amante Buontempo Poetry Contest: Results | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  45. ^ "Mons. Amante Buontempo Poetry Contest 2018: Results | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  46. ^ "Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest 2019: Results | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  47. ^ "Winners of the National Book Prize 2016 | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  48. ^ "National Book Prize and Terramaxka Shortlist 2018 | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  49. ^ "Żifna f'xifer irdum | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  50. ^ "Winners of the 2022 National Book Prize Announced | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  51. ^ "The Poet Laureate Award goes to Nadia Mifsud | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2023-01-30.