A brand new Maltese book, set in the post-coronavirus reality we all now inhabit, has been written especially for children confined to their homes. As the English language version of Melanie and Karl’s Enchanted Adventure is released, For the Times of Malta, Laura Swale talks to its author and illustrator, university professor and cartoonist Ġorġ Mallia.
Laura is a visual artist, writer and entrepreneur from the UK, with a background in arts education, cultural event-planning and curatorial work. She is the founder of Allura, a multi-award-winning arts organisation based in Malta, established to showcase creative talent and bring it to a global audience. Laura writes visual Arts and cultural content for the Times of Malta and the Malta Independent, she is a judge on the panels of several art prizes and a regular guest speaker at the University of Malta. Formerly a secondary school art teacher and head of department of fifteen years, she is also a practising artist, regularly exhibiting and selling her work.
