Loranne Vella is a Maltese writer, translator and performer based in Brussels.

This is an interesting piece by KS and JC, read here.Īuthor for piece I have picked: Loranne Vella She has worked in magazine and literary publishing in Malta and London. She is half-Maltese, born and raised in the UK. Jen Calleja is a writer, translator and musician.

Want to read Scintillas: New Maltese Writing? Buy it directly from the publisher, they only deliver to the UK at the moment.Įditors: Jen Calleja and Kat Storace Praspar Press “Instead of the black and darkness of night he saw a kaleidoscope imprinted on the back of his eyelids-circles, lines bright cubes zig-zagging from one side of his brain to the other, the red taste of rubber, the yellow of burnt sugar, the green of carpenter’s glue, the blue painful like brain freeze against his teeth.” Love, family, identity, longing and desexilio Scintillas means sparks and “ praspar loosely translates as capers or misdemanours- a popular genre of children’s books in Maltese literature based around the antics of the title character.’ The words, scintillas and praspar are Maltese. Split into two sections, Fables/Ħrejjef and Reflections/Riflessi.įounded in 2020 by Jen Calleja and Kat Storace, Praspar Press was created in order to support Maltese writing, written in English and translated into English. Praspar Press’ first anthology of Maltese writing showcases new prose, poetry and literary nonfiction by a selection of emerging and established Maltese writers from across the world.

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