Home / News / Taħt il-Qoxra – L-Impenn Letterarju Ambjentali with Wayne Flask and Lara Calleja back to news Taħt il-Qoxra – L-Impenn Letterarju Ambjentali with Wayne Flask and Lara Calleja Audiovisual • Initiatives • News • Taħt il-Qoxra 11th April, 2021 In this episode of Taħt il-Qoxra we speak to Wayne Flask and Lara Calleja, two writers and activists, who among are currently engaged in a direct action responding to the construction of a road on agricultural land on the outskirts of Dingli. Among other things, during the discussion host Rachelle Deguara asks them about the ties between writing and literature their environmental preoccupations, the obligations of a writer, and what do they’d want to see change. You can follow this discussion on Radju Malta, and on the National Book Council YouTube channel and Facebook page. The books by Wayne Flask and Lara Calleja are available from Merlin Publishers. Lara Calleja is the winner of the National Book Prize Best Emergent Writer in 2020. She is the author of Lucy Min? (2017), her debut novel, and the short story collection Kissirtu Kullimkien (2020), and this year will debut her first play Taralalla at Spazju Kreattiv. Wayne Flask is a member of Moviment Graffitti. He made his theatrical debut with Sibna ż-Żejt (2015), the satirical play directed for Staġun Teatru Malti by Sean Buhagiar. His novel Kapitali (Merlin Publishers), a satirical take on Malta’s political duopoly, was published in 2017. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xyUOsEg2Gw[/embedyt] SHARE POST Related Articles Malta Book Fund Goes Fully Online with an Increased Budget for 2025 Malta Book Fund 17th March, 2025 Read More The National Book Council has rebranded! News 5th March, 2025 Read More Call for Delegates: Malta Named Focus Country for the 2025 Mediterranea Publishing Fellowship Initiatives 28th February, 2025 Read More The National Book Council at the 2025 London Book Fair News 25th February, 2025 Read More NBC and Wikimedia Malta announce Wikimedians in Residence for National Book Prize Project News 20th February, 2025 Read More National Book Prize 2025 – Applications Are Open National Book Prize 17th February, 2025 Read More NBC empowers local stakeholders at the London Book Fair 2025 Literary Exports 11th February, 2025 Read More The NBC’s Annual Report For 2024 News 4th February, 2025 Read More Festivals, Funds And Initiatives In 2025: Key Dates Festivals 29th January, 2025 Read More Join the NBC at the London Book Fair 2025: Guest Passes for NBC stakeholders from Malta Literary Exports 13th January, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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