Essay and Place at the University of Malta
16 students from the Department of English at the University of Malta have completed a 15-hour workshop series on essay and place. The sessions, which were delivered by Prof. Mario Aquilina focused on a wide range of topics, including: the essay as a genre; the essayistic as a mode of thinking; writing about place; object-oriented […]
Two Essays Published as Part of the Erasmus+ Essays Beyond Borders Project The Essays Across Borders project, part of the Erasmus+ programme, continues to yield meaningful results through its international essay-writing workshops. Organised in collaboration with the Universities of Malta, Ghent, Groningen, and Pisa, the workshops provide a platform for participants to engage critically and […]
Lejla ta’ Qari tal-Esejs | Ġisem. Ġrajja. Post.
Lejla ta’ Qari tal-Esejs | Ġisem. Ġrajja. Post. Kors tal-kitba tal-esej letterarju dwar xi mkien Wara l-workshops tal-kitba tal-esej bħala parti mill-proġett Essays Beyond Borders b’kofinanzjament tal-Unjoni Ewropea għamilna lejla ta’ qari għall-awturi li ħadu sehem fil-workshops tal-Università (fil-programm tad-DegreePlus) u tal-pubbliku li saru f’razzett f’Għajn Tejtes, Ħad-Dingli, għamilna lejla ta’ qari fil-Valletta Campus għall-awturi […]
Creative Writing Workshops for Students in Malta
Prof. Mario Aquilina has completed a series of creative writing workshops as part of the Essays Beyond Borders project, focusing on the theme of essay and place. These workshops were delivered across five post-secondary institutions in Malta: St. Martin’s College, Gian Frangisk Abela Junior College, St Aloysius College, De La Salle College, and Giovanni Curmi […]
EBB collaborates with St Martin’s College on School-Wide Essay Writing Competition
St Martin’s College (Swatar, Malta) recently held a school-wide initiative celebrating the art of the essay-L-Esej, through an exciting competition in both English and Maltese. Themed ‘Our Planet’, this initiative showcased students’ essay-writing skills across all levels, in both Maltese and English. The event was a collaborative effort between the English, Maltese, and Creative Arts […]
Exploring the Early Modern Essay at Pisa University
Students of the Degree Course in Foreign Languages and Literatures at Pisa University recently delved into the origins and evolution of the essay as a literary form during a two-part workshop titled The Early Modern Essay. The workshop, part of the English Literature 2 course taught by Professors Paolo Bugliani and Roberta Ferrari and organised […]
Workshop Series in Slovenia
The inaugural Slovenian EBB essay writing workshop was announced in September 2024, sparking great interest among writers and enthusiasts alike. Workshop coordinator Andrej Blatnik carefully selected 10 participants from the pool of applicants. The group comprised five established authors—each with published works spanning poetry, fiction, and children’s literature (though none had previously published essays)—and five […]
Essay and Place Workshops in Five Post-Secondary Schools in Malta
Between November and December 2024, Prof. Mario Aquilina delivered ten creative writing workshops for more than seventy students in five different post-secondary schools in Malta. The workshops focused on writing about place in ways which combine personal experience with general ideas that are relevant to a wider audience. Participating students were given the opportunity to […]
Essay Workshops for the General Public in Malta
The final session of the first essay workshop series for the general public in Malta was held on Saturday 16th November. The workshops, which were delivered by Prof. Mario Aquilina and held in historical sites managed by Heritage Malta, consisted of five sessions of three hours each and were attended by essayists, academics, journalists, teachers […]
Official launch of EBB in Malta
The official launch of Essays Beyond Borders in Malta took place on the 6th of November 2024 at the Aula Magna of the University of Malta’s Valletta Campus. The event drew an engaged audience comprising writers, students, educators and academics. The programme began with an introduction by Prof. Mario Aquilina, the Academic Lead of the […]
