Nadia Mifsud
Appearance
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
[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]- ^ "Nadia Mifsud". HELA. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Nadia Mifsud – meta tinfetaq il-folla – Ede Books". Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Varjazzjonijiet tas-Skiet – Ede Books". Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Nadia Mifsud | Kantuniera 'l Bogħod". 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Żugraga". Mallia D'Amato Books. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Call the Sea a Poet: Focus on Malta". Modern Poetry in Translation. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ^ "Għaqda tal-Malti – Università", Wikipedija (in Maltese), 2022-12-20, retrieved 2023-01-30
- ^ "Tgħanniq ieħor Poeżiji mill-Iżolament". Horizons. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Courage". Bruno Doucey (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Poetic Potatoes (2018) - Betten, Sannemaj". LastDodo. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Anthologies du festival". www.sete.voixvivesmediterranee.com. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Nadja Mifsud". Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "NADIA MIFSUD MUTSCHLER: THIS WORLD'S NOT ROUND / NO, NO ES REDONDO EL MUNDO". Fragment (in Bosnian). 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Żifna f'xifer irdum". Merlin Publishers. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Ir-rota daret dawra (kważi) sħiħa". Merlin Publishers. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ Press, Praspar. "Scintillas: New Maltese Writing 2". Praspar Press. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Għaqda tal-Malti – Università", Wikipedija (in Maltese), 2022-12-20, retrieved 2023-01-30
- ^ "JUDGES' PICK: Made in Bangladesh | Nadia Mifsud | France-Malta". ASEF culture360. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Malta, Inizjamed (2022-08-26). "Xtaqt li Kont Merkurju". Inizjamed. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ Toniello |, Von Florent (21 March 2016). "Transkrit 8 : encore de belles découvertes". woxx (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Voix Vives de méditerranée en méditerranée 2012".
- ^ "Publications". Inizjamed. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Prophet of nature". Times of Malta. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Le Grand Tour", Olivier Guez (in French). 2022-05-29.
- ^ Mifsud, Immanuel (2016-05-01). Je t'ai vu pleurer (in French). Editions Gallimard. ISBN 978-2-07-253328-0.
- ^ "Behind the fiction, there are real stories - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ 'Varjazzjonijiet tas-Skiet' - intervista mar-rebbieħa Nadia Mifsud, 25 May 2023, retrieved 2024-02-12
- ^ "Markapaġna Episodju Speċjali – Nadia Mifsud | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Arts Council Malta - Blog - When the littlest things matter the most (Lyon, 2020)". artscouncilmalta.gov.mt. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Journeys of discovery". Times of Malta. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Scicluna, Kenneth (2020-04-02). "DTO – Dans tes oreilles !". nadia mifsud. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ Wiċċ imb Wiċċ ep 42 Nadia Mifsud, 17 August 2018, retrieved 2024-02-12
- ^ '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
- ^ "'Malta is the Mediterranean bridge'". Booksa. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Walch, Louis (2016-07-13). "The City and the Writer: In Valletta, Malta with Nadia Mifsud". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Behr, Luise (2016-04-26). "One is a Crowd – Nadia Mifsud". CROWD. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Making poetry accessible". Times of Malta. 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Hick, Thierry (12 March 2016). "Il faut pouvoir dire les choses" (PDF). Lesezeit.
- ^ "The faraway nearby | Nadia Mifsud". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "How I Write - Nadia Mifsud - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Would you like a book with your coffee?". Times of Malta. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Ir-rota daret dawra (kważi) sħiħa". Merlin Publishers. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Mons Amante Buontempo Poetry Contest: Results | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Mons. Amante Buontempo Poetry Contest 2018: Results | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Doreen Micallef National Poetry Contest 2019: Results | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Winners of the National Book Prize 2016 | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "National Book Prize and Terramaxka Shortlist 2018 | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Żifna f'xifer irdum | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Winners of the 2022 National Book Prize Announced | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "The Poet Laureate Award goes to Nadia Mifsud | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2023-01-30.