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‘I fell in love with our language through the poetry of Dun Karm’
Trevor Zahra has written, illustrated and produced over 100 titles for children and adults, making him one of Malta’s most prolific and beloved authors. He talks about the works that first made him fall in love with his mother tongue.
‘I am an incorrigible night owl’
It's all about chess, Italian ice-cream and family time for author Conrad Thake.
‘The great outdoors takes up my whole weekend’
Master of Science student, animal (and insect) lover, model and social media content creator. Madeleine Baldacchino leads a full life but finds time to pub crawl over the weekend.
Help turn the historic Comino bakery into an educational space
Crowdfunding aims to gather €30,000 to fund works.
‘I am at my most relaxed when I cook’
Joseph Mizzi is the brains behind Midsea Books Ltd, spending most of his time with authors and looking at manuscripts. He shares his treasured weekend moments.
‘Work actually relaxes me’
Celia Melillo is an entrepreneur and dispensing optician, two elements she incorporates in the running of her multi-generational family business. She shares how family, friends, work, and wine make up the perfect weekend.
‘I see TikTok as an addictive time-suck’
Malcolm Gauci is a three-time Malta Fashion Awards -winning stylist, and a content creator with over 17,000 followers. He shares how he creates a connection with his followers.
‘People watch for the weird looks’
Stella Cini is of the islands’ most prolific content creators, focusing on over-the-top hair transformations that have taken her from trying out bold colours to shaving it all off.
‘I love immersing myself in a good story’
Thomas Borg is a Paralympic track athlete who represented Malta in Tokyo in 2021. On top of reading for a degree in Sports and Physical Activity, he co-hosts the Single Handedly Podcast with his friend, Nick. He shares how his weekends usually pan out.
‘If I have a deadline, I’ll be up by 5.30AM’
Daniel Cilia is a photographer and book designer with over 142 books under his belt and a further eight in the pipeline this year. He reveals why his weekends are not so different from his weekdays.