David Aloisio (b. 1979) is head of department and senior lecturer of Maltese at the University of Malta Junior College, and visiting lecturer at the University of Malta. His Master’s dissertation specialised in literary translation. Aloisio holds a PhD in literature, awarded by the University of Malta in 2021. His major research areas encompass Maltese literature, literary theory, literary canonisation and translation practice. He published both original and translated works. Three of his publications have been awarded the Malta National Book Prize.