EBB partners with Heritage Malta for Essay Workshops
Essays Beyond Borders is pleased to announce a collaboration with Heritage Malta in the delivery of essay writing workshops for the general public in Malta, to be held between September and November 2024. The workshops, which are designed and facilitated by Prof. Mario Aquilina from the University of Malta, will be held in five different […]
13th September 2024: Ghent Roundtable on the Essay with Stefan Hertmans
At a time when all information is immediately available to us, the essay offers the freedom to wander, to let opinions clash and to embrace uncertainty. But why and for whom are essays written? And what makes a good essay? We want to address those questions with Stefan Hertmans, among others. On September 13, 2024, […]
EBB Launch Groningen
On 23 May the Essays Beyond Borders project was launched in Groningen with ‘The evening of the essay’. The event was hosted by the University of Groningen and organized together with book shop Godert Walter. After introducing the project and telling something about the plans for the coming years, Thijs Lijster (philosopher, essayist and member […]
Winners of the EBB writing competition for Post-Secondary Students in Malta announced.
The three winners of the first EBB essay competition for Post-Secondary Students in Malta have been announced. In no particular order, the winning essays are ‘The Temple’, by Julian Vella from De La Salle College; ‘On Art’, by Corinne Vella from De La Salle College’ and ‘Of Lost Appreciation’, by Mila Scicluna Bartoli from Gian […]
Essay writing workshops in English for Post-Secondary Students in Malta
Between January and April 2024, Professor Mario Aquilina delivered workshop series in essay writing at four Post-Secondary schools in Malta. Each series consisted of a total of 3 hours of contact time focusing on writing about place from a personal perspective. The participants read and discussed a number of well-known essays to then explore ideas […]
Workshops fully booked
The Creative Writing Workshops on Essay and Place to be offered by Mario Aquilina in September-November 2024 for writers and members of the general public are now fully booked. People interested in putting their names on the waiting list or who would like to have precedence when another workshop is offered should send their details […]
