April 2008
Rih Isfel is exhibited at the London Book Fair and selected as one of the highlighted international children's titles of the Fair by the British Council and IYPE.

February 2008
Transcript, the European Internet Review of Books and Writing, launches its new edition featuring children's literature from the less widely diffused languages and cultures of Europe, which still struggles to attain an international audience. This issue includes an extract of Mejlak's Rih Isfel in French and in English translated by Elodie Loppé and Antoine Cassar respectively. It also features stories by Trevor Zahra and Clare Azzopardi. Transcript is a Literature Across Frontiers publication.

October 2007
Pierre J. Mejlak wins the Malta Journalism Award for the best use of the Maltese language in Journalism. The awards, organised for the 17th time by the Institute of Maltese Journalists, included 11 categories. This year's jury was composed of Anton Cassar, Ranier Fsadni and Michael Shiavone. Professor Manwel Mifsud, President of the National Language Council, presented Mejlak with the award.

September 2007
Rih Isfel finds its way to the shelves of Grant and Cutler - London's largest foreign language bookshop, while Merlin Library launches Senduq Buffuri Ahmar, the new anthology of stories for children, which includes two new short stories by Pierre J. Mejlak - Charlie Jaghmilha (Charlie does it) and Fit-Triq lejn Marsaxlokk (on the road to Marsaxlokk).

August 2007
Senduq Kuluri Ahmar is now out. The book, part of the 'storybox' series that has brought Maltese primary school reading into the 21st century, includes two new short stories penned by Pierre J. Mejlak - L-Istorja tal-Qtates (the history of cats) and Bil-Guh Ma Torqodx (when hunger strikes at night).

July 2007
Fans greet very enthusiastically the launch of Mejlak's new novel Rih Isfel. A crossover book appealing to the young adult and adult market, Rih Isfel has been snapped up in the first few weeks of publication. Mejlak's gamble of writing a deceptively simple story on the disappearance of a young boy in a typical Maltese village, paid off in the form of rave reviews both by critics and by readers. In Rih Isfel, published by Merlin, Mejlak takes the reader on a tour-de-force of wit, mystery, intrigue amid unforgettable characters in whom everyone can recognise a neighbour, a friend or a relative. Rih Isfel was also the first Maltese novel to be preceded by an online 'preview' on YouTube. The summery fresh cover by artist Pierre Portelli has earned the book plaudits. The book was launched at a casual booksigning-cum-get-together evening aptly called 'Niltaqghu' (let's meet) held at Merlin Library. To a background of Mejlak's favourite rock tunes, friends and fans got together to get their copy signed, meet and chat with the author, and spend a relaxed evening with wine and pastizzi.

November 2006
Pierre J. Mejlak wins the National Book Award for Enciklopedija ghat-Tfal, becoming the youngest writer to ever win Malta's most prestigious literary award. Organised by Malta's National Book Council, this year the awards attracted 166 entries, which vied for the top prizes in six different categories.

August 2006
Merlin Library launches Senduq Buffuri Vjola, which includes three short stories written by Pierre J. Mejlak. The stories - Meta Ruggier Baghtilna Kartolina (when Ruggier sent us a postcard); Fil-Gnien ta' Maggie (In Maggie's Garden) and Dar Mimlija Muzika (a house full of music) are illustrated by Nicole Diacono.

March 2006
Merlin Library publishes Senduq Buffuri Orangjo, which includes Tracey and Xita Shuna (warm rain), two short stories penned by Pierre J. Mejlak. They are both illustrated by Robert Caruana.

February 2006
Merlin Library publishes Senduq Kuluri Orangjo, which includes Pierre J. Mejlak's short story F'Nofsillejl (at midnight), illustrated by Lisa Falzon. It's his first story to appear in the series edited by Clare Azzopardi. Mejlak is currently writing stories for the other books in this series.



November 2005
Pierre J. Mejlak wins the e-journalism category of the Malta Journalism Awards with his interviews with the President of the European Commission Romano Prodi; an interview with Jens-Peter Bonde, MEP and chairman of the euro-critic Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities; and other reports he sent from Brussels in 2004.



July 2005
Enciklopedija Ghat-Tfal takes Malta's book market by storm. The book is an exhaustive, one-volume children's encyclopedia, adapted into Maltese by Pierre J. Mejlak and published by Merlin Library.



November 2004
Pierre J. Mejlak wins the second prize in the Malta National Literary Awards for his adaptation of Pat Alexander's The Lion's First Bible, published in Maltese as Stejjer mill-Bibbja.