Clare Azzopardi lives between two countries. She devotes a good amount of time to writing for both children and adults. She taught Maltese literature over a 24-year stint, the last eight of which were also spent serving as the Head of the Maltese Department at Junior College. She has won numerous prizes for her works, most of which – including Kulħadd ħalla isem warajh and Castillo – was translated into various languages, including English, Italian, Arabic, Slovenian and Hungarian.