Immanuel Mifsud

Immanuel Mifsud was born in Malta in 1967. He is a six‑time national award-winning author, playwright, and visual artist. 

Two volumes of Mifsud’s poetry have been published in the United Kingdom and Ireland: The Play of Waves (Arc Publications, 2017), translated by Maurice Riordan, won the English PEN Award; and Confidential Reports (Southword Editions, 2005). His memoir, In the Name of the Father (and of the Son), was published in the United Kingdom by Parthian Books in 2019 and in French translation by Gallimard, as well as in other countries. 

A recipient of the European Union Prize for Literature, Mifsud’s works have been translated into seventeen languages. He is also the winner of Malta’s National Book Prizes for Poetry and Best Novel, respectively. 

Mifsud is a professor at the University of Malta.