Immanuel Mifsud

Immanuel Mifsud is a Maltese writer of poetry and prose. He was for a time involved in research theatre. He has written novels, short story and poetry collections, and also books for children.
In 2011, he became the first Maltese writer to win the European Union Prize for Literature.
In 2014, he was appointed Member of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Malta.
Mifsud became the first Maltese writer to be hosted at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., where on February 16, 2017, he gave a reading and was interviewed during a special event. In the same year he was commissioned to write a poem for Commonwealth Day; Mifsud read "The Book" during Commonwealth Day Celebration at Westminster Abbey on March 13.
Mifsud studied at the University of Malta where he was given a doctorate in literature in 2012. He teaches literature and literary theory at the same university.

Prose

1991: Stejjer ta' Nies Koroh

1993: Il-Ktieb tas-Sibt Filgħaxija

1999: Il-Ktieb tal-Maħbubin Midruba

2002: L-Istejjer Strambi ta' Sara Sue Sammut

2005: Kimika

2006: Happy Weekend

2008: Stejjer li ma kellhomx jinkitbu

2010: Fl-Isem tal-Missier

2014: Jutta Heim

2016: Fid-Dlam tal-Lejl Ħarisna

2019: ''L-Aqwa Żmien''

Poetry

1998: Fid-Dar ta' Clara

2001: Il-Ktieb tar-Riħ u l-Fjuri

2004: Polska-Slovensko

2005: km

2005: Confidential Reports

2007: Poland Pictures

2013: Penelopi Tistenna

2016: Ħuta

2016: The Play of Waves

2019: Sagħtejn u Nofs 'il Bogħod mill-Ġenna

2023: ''Għażiż Ġismi''

Theatre

2013: translated Molière's Don Juan for the first edition of the Valletta International Baroque Festival.
2014: translated and adapted for stage Nicholas Monsarrat's The Kappillan of Malta. Produced by Stagun Teatrali Malti for the Malta International Arts Festival.
2015: wrote Faith, Hope u Charity for Stagun Teatrali Malti, presented at the Malta International Arts Festival.
2016: translated Anders Lustgarten's Lampedusa for Unifaun Theatre.
2016: wrote this year's edition of Il-Qarcilla.
2023: wrote Dik is-Siġra f'Nofs ta' Triq, a play in verse, for Theatre Anon. and co-produced with '''Teatru Malta'''

Children's literature

2004: Stejjer li Kibru fl-Art

2009: Orqod, qalbi, Orqod

2021: Paramm Paramm

Literary awards

2021: National Literary Award, co-winner, Jien-Noti-Jien
2016: National Literary Award, winner, Ħuta
2015: National Literary Award, winner, Jutta Heim
2014: National Literary Award, winner, Penelopi Tistenna
2011: European Union Prize for Literature, winner Malta, Fl-Isem tal-Missier
2008: Premio Strega Europa, shortlist, L-Istejjer Strambi ta' Sara Sue Sammut
2005: National Literary Award, second place, Kimika
2002: National Literary Award, winner, L-Istejjer Strambi ta' Sara Sue Sammut
2001: National Literary Award, second place, ''Il-Ktieb tar-Riħ u l-Fjuri''