Ben Agius was born in Ħaż-Żebbuġ in 1960 and has worked in the book trade for over forty-five years, first at the Interprint printing press, then as Quality Manager at Gutenberg Press. Today, Ben is retired, but he has been writing for magazines and newspapers since he was young. In 1984, he published a Sagħtar comic titled Ir-Rikkieba tas-Smewwiet, and in 2002, his first children’s book, Ulied il-Kwiekeb (Midsea Books). In 2021, he released his first novel, Iben il-Quisling. His other novels include: Anġli u Xjaten (2022), Taħt il-Qilla tal-Iswastika (2023), Min nasab lis-Sur Wilf (2024), Allat tal-Qerq (2024), and Ulied il-Wied (2024). Writing in Maltese has remained a lifelong passion for Ben. Now that he has more time to dedicate to writing, he intends to write what he never had the chance to before.