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Calling Maltese authors: London micropublisher looks to compile second anthology

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Praspar Press founders Kat Storace and Jen Calleja.

Praspar Press is looking for works for a second anthology of Maltese writing. KAT STORACE speaks to Lara Zammit about the call for submissions. Praspar Press, a micropublisher founded in 2020 in London by Kat Storace and Jen Calleja, is currently seeking submissions for its second anthology of Maltese writing. The publisher is accepting previously unpublished, original works of poetry, short fiction, novel extracts and literary non-fiction translated into English from Maltese accompanied by the original Maltese text, and work originally written in English. Submissions are open until February 15 at midnight (CET). “Praspar Press was created to support contemporary Maltese literature written in English and English translation,” say the founders. The anthology follows the success of Scintillas, the publisher’s first anthology published in 2021. “We’ve been really buoyed by the positive response we’ve had to Scintillas, both in Malta and here in the UK,” says Storace, speaking to Times of Malta. “We have received so much support from independent bookshops, including the London Review of Books, Burley Fisher, Hastings Bookshop, Mallia & D’Amato and Kixott, along with reviewers, other...


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