he was involved in Valletta's bid to host the 2018 European Capital of Culture. Awards and honours 2014 European Union Prize for Literature, Malta, Dak li l-Lejl Iħallik Tgħid Novels / short story collections Trab Abjad (White Dust, 1999) — short novel for children Meta Nstabu l-Anġli (When the angels were found, 2002) — short novel for children Riħ Isfel (Southern Wind, 2007) — cross-over novel Qed Nistenniek Nieżla max-Xita (I'm waiting for you to fall with the rain, 2009) — short stories for adults Dak li l-Lejl Iħallik Tgħid (What the night lets you say, 2011) — short stories for adults Having Said Goodnight (2014) — short stories for adults Adaptations Stejjer mill-Bibbja (Bible Stories, 2003) Enċiklopedija għat-Tfal (Children's Encyclopedia, 2005) Il-Ħajja ta' Ġesú''' (The Story of Christ, 2009) Screenplays Riħ Isfel (Southern Wind'', 2010) — 13-episode drama on Malta's Net TV References External links Pierre J Mejlak website Maltese male novelists Living people 1982 births Maltese journalists 20th-century Maltese novelists 21st-century Maltese novelists Maltese short story writers English-language writers from Malta