Born in Malta, Pierre J. Mejlak has been writing novels and short stories since he was young. He has published books for children, adaptations, a cross-over novel and a collection of short stories, winning numerous awards, including a Malta Literary Prize, two National Book Awards, the Commonwealth Essay Writing Award and the Sea of Words European Short Story Award.

His first collection of short stories for adults, Qed Nistenniek Niezla max-Xita (I'm waiting for you to fall with the rain) was published to critical and popular acclaim in February 2009. His second collection of short stories will be published in 2011.

Mejlak's award-winning novel Rih Isfel (southern wind) has been turned into a 13-episode TV series for Malta's NET TV and will be showing this October.

Two times winner of the Malta Journalism Award, Pierre J. Mejlak worked as a journalist from 1999 to 2005. He was a BBC correspondent, a regular columnist for Malta's daily In-Nazzjon and produced radio shows - including 60 one-hour documentaries on rock legends - for various national radio stations.

From an early age, Pierre J. Mejlak published a number of magazines, including his very-own monthly magazine Il-Fwieha tan-Narcisa, which he wrote, edited and published from January 1996 to December 2000.

In 2004 he left Malta to Luxembourg to work at the EU Publications Office. He then moved to Brussels, where he still works. Mejlak is currently on sabbatical in Valletta. In his free time, he listens to music, reads and travels.

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Kittieba ta' Zmienna | Intervista (Rih Isfel)