The Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival has now become a successful annual event. It is now in its eighth year and will be held on Thursday, 29th, Friday 30th and Saturday the 31st August, at the Msida Bastion Historic Garden, in Floriana, opposite the Central Public Library, at 8 pm

This year’s participating writers are Angela Bonanno (Sicily), Tsead Bruinja (Netherlands), Maria Grech Ganado (Malta), Khaled Khalifa (Syria), Mazen Maarouf (Palestine), Nikola Madzirov (Macedonia, FYROM), Immanuel Mifsud (Malta), Denisa Mirena Piscu (Romania), Monique Roffey (UK), Karl Schembri (Malta/Gaza), and Fahredin Shehu (Kosova).

There will be a food and drink stall and a book stand. Live unconventional music will be played by Jes Psaila, Justin Galea and Michael Galea (Thursday and Friday) and Joe Debono and Manuel Pulis (Saturday). Short films from Reel Festivals will be shown on every night.

Readings (and interviews on stage) will be in many languages, but mainly in English and Maltese.

The festival is organised by Inizjamed with the support of various partners, namely Din l-Art Helwa, the British Council, Middlesea Insurance, the European Commission Representation in Malta, Reel Festivals, and the Culture Programme Success Scheme run by the Cultural Contact Point of Malta.

Entrance to all events is free. The full programme for the Festival is as follows:

Il-Hamis 29 ta’ Awwissu | Thursday 29 August

8.00pm

Music and poetry: Jes Psaila (guitar), Michael Galea (drums), Justin Galea (voice, instruments), Tsead Bruinja (Netherlands)

Caldon Mercieca presents Reel Festival short films: A Palestinian Poet in Beirut, by Roxana Vilk

Karl Schembri (Malta/Gaza)

Denisa Mirena Piscu (Romania)

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Music: Jes Psaila, Michael Galea, Justin Galea

Fahredin Shehu (Kosovo)

Karl Schembri interviewed by Albert Gatt about writing poetry, listening to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, and the latest events in Egypt and Palestine

Music and poetry: Jes Psaila, Michael Galea, Justin Galea, Tsead Bruinja

Il-Gimgha 30 ta’ Awwissu | Friday 30 August

8.00pm

Music and poetry: Jes Psaila, Michael Galea, Justin Galea, Tsead Bruinja

Caldon Mercieca presents Reel Festival short films: The Confession by Roxana Vilk

Mazen Maarouf (Palestine)

Angela Bonanno (Sicily)

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Music: Jes Psaila, Michael Galea, Justin Galea,

Monique Roffey (UK/Trinidad) – reading and interview by journalist David Schembri

Immanuel Mifsud (Malta)

Tsead Bruinja (Netherlands), Justin Galea, Jes Psaila, Michael Galea

Is-Sibt, 31 ta’ Awwissu | Saturday 31 August

8.00pm

Music: Joe Debono (piano) and Manuel Pulis (drums)

Caldon Mercieca presents Reel Festival short films: Road to Damascus by Roxana Vilk

Maria Grech Ganado (Malta)

Khaled Khalifa (Syria), readings from In Praise of Hatred

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Music: Joe Debono and Manuel Pulis

Nikola Madzirov (Macedonia) – Reading and interview by Glen Calleja

Grand Finale: All writers on stage for a final reading

Music: Joe Debono and Manuel Pulis

Books by authors who have read at the Festival, festival T-Shirts, food and drinks by ACIS will be on sale during the festival.

For more inforamation please visit at www.inizjamed.org or write to inizjamed@maltaforum.org.

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