Gorg Mallia
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| Gorg Mallia | |
.jpg/220px-Gorg_Mallia_(2004).jpg) Gorg Mallia in 2004 |
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| Born | November 9, 1957 Malta |
| Field | Communications, Instructional Technology, Cartoons |
Gorg Mallia is a communications academic, author and cartoonist working on the island of Malta (born November 9, 1957). He is a lecturer at the Centre for Communication Technology, University of Malta.
He has a B.A.(Hons) in English Literature and an M.A. in Communications, both from the University of Malta, and a Ph.D in Instructional Technology, from the University of Sheffield, UK. He specialises in Print and Presentation Media, Personal Communications and Branding, and Instructional Design and Technology (particularly Transfer of Learning).
As an author, Gorg Mallia has produced mostly books of fiction for children, which he has also illustrated. His "Pullu" series for very young children is very popular in Malta and has introduced countless children to reading in Maltese. He has also written two collections of experimental short stories for adults. He was editor of the comics series "Avventura" ("Adventure"), 1982 and "Il-Komik" ("The Comic"), 1983-1984.
Gorg Mallia is one of Malta's most popular cartoonists. His cartoons have been published in newspapers and magazines throughout the island. Since 1991 he has been producing a regular socio-political comic strip (One Family) in Malta's best-selling newspaper, The Sunday Times. He has published extensively (in Maltese and English) both in his academic fields of interest and creatively (children's and adult fiction).
He is a past co-editor and producer of Malta's best loved children's magazine, Saghtar. He is the editor of the national bi-monthly children’s magazine HeyU!
Dr. Mallia has also produced and presented a number of programmes on Maltese national television and radio. In 1996 he won the Broadcasting Authority Award for excellence in broadcasting for his radio analysis of Maltese humour in the series done for Radju ta' l-Università, "Biex Nidhku" ("What we laugh at").
He is at present the chairman of the National Book Council.
More information about his work can be found on his website: [1]
