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Charles Casha is an author of books for children in Maltese. He has been writing for the past 40 years and his first book for children was published in 1971. His 46 publications consist of short stories, novels, and plays as well as text-books on the teaching of the Maltese language. He has also published five novels and four books of short stories for adults. His book Il-Klabb - L-Ghaxar Anniversarju, a novel for teens won the National Literary Award for Children's Literature in 1998; and in 2001 he was again awarded the title for his book Gummienu. The author's visits to school help to familiarize students with the author and his books. More photos NEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEWSNEW
A poem entitled "Fittixt lil Alla" awarded an honourable mention in a poetry contest organised by "GHAQDA POETI MALTIN"
PANDOLINO/GALATEA written by the author, is included in the website INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS DIGITAL LIBRARY. It is the first Maltese book to be included in this website. For more information visit:: http://childrenslibrary.org
The book, IT-TRASPORT awarded second prize in the NATIONAL BOOK PRIZE 2007 (category: Books for Children)
During the month of April, the author visited various schools and talked to the students about his career as a writer.
Author talking to students at Mellieha Primary School.
Author visiting Haz Zabbar Primary School
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