Roberta Bajada
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Roberta Bajada (born 7 June 1985) is a Maltese writer of children's and young adult fiction, writing in the Maltese language.[1]
Bajada published an English-language book of short stories, What?! Another Book of Stories? in 2014, as part of a Malta Union of Teachers project to encourage children to read in schools.[2]
Her novel, Arloġġ u Tila [Clock and Canvas] (2016), is an adventure story involving museums and 15th-century art.[3] Termini u Kundizzjonijiet Japplikaw [Terms and conditions apply] (2017) concerns a young boy helping an elderly ghost to qualify for admission to heaven, and won the national Young Adult Literature award.[4] Shadow Woods (2024) takes its title from the abandoned theme park which its central character had visited in his childhood.[5]
Bajada has said that her favourite book written in the Maltese language is Trevor Żahra's Is-Seba' Tronġiet Mewwija [The Seven Wonders of the World], which inspired her to become a writer.[6]
Bajada was one of the judges for the 2023 Novels for Youth Literacy Contest, organised by Malta's National Book Council and Aġenzija Żgħażagħ.[7]
Awards and honours
Bajada won the award for "Best emerging author" in the 2017 Maltese National Book Prize awards.[8]