Leanne Ellul teaches Maltese and guides students through their first steps in writing. She writes both poetry and prose, and often blends the two. She writes textbooks and other books for children. In her books for children, she loves to write about robots and hats, ghosts, socks and hairpins ... anything that gets lost and hides or stands out a lot. She has translated several works into Maltese and also writes for theatre. In 2016 she was chosen as Emerging Author of the Year. She has also written two novels for young adults, gramma and be;n il-kmiem, both of which won the Konkors ta’ Letteratura għaż-Żgħażagħ, ten years apart from each other. Her first collection of poems is entitled L-Inventarju tal-Kamra l-Kaħla. Her second collection forms part of the interdisciplinary project Bjuda, and her most recent is a chapbook manifesto about trees. Ellul is part of a number of entities that place the Maltese language and culture at their core, among them Inizjamed and HELA Foundation. www.leanneellul.net