Azzopardi’s poetry and short stories, written in Maltese, have appeared in various anthologies. Her work has appeared in translation in various literary periodicals, including In Focus, Transcript, Words without Borders, West 47, Lettre International (Hungary) and Kulturas Forms.
In 2005, Azzopardi published Others, Across, two short stories translated into English, and, in 2006, a collection of short stories in Maltese, Il-Linja l-Ħadra ("The Green Line"). She has also written plays, including In-Nisa Jafu Kif, Pretty Lisa and L-Interdett Taħt is-Sodda which was published in French (Éditions Théatrales) and in Arabic (I-ACT) .[3] She has participated in various literary festivals including the Jaipur Literature Festival[4] and the vRIsak festival in Rijeka.[5]
List of publicationsedit
Childrenedit
Meta l-Milied ma Ġiex
Ġużeppina
Hemm dal-post telqulu l-kuluri
Mingu
Il-Qtates ta' max-xatt
Is-Sinjura Klaws
Senduq Kuluri/Buffuri
Senduq Riżorsi għall-Għalliema
Esperimenti tax-xjenza (100 attivita)
Kalejdoskopju 3-6
1.MT, 2.MT, 3.MT, 4.MT
Terramaxka
Tikka Malti 1a,1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b
Tikka Qari (series)
Poetry and prose for adultsedit
Others, across
Il-Linja l-Ħadra
Din Mhix Tazza
Klijenti Antipatici u Kapuccini Kesħin
Għaraq Xort'Oħra
Kulħadd ħalla isem warajh
L-Art tal-Kliem
Castillo
Translationsedit
Le Loup Qui Voulait Changer de Couleur
Le Loup Qui ne Voulait Plus Marcher
Berlingot est un Superhéros
Zafo Le Petit Pirate
Séraphin, Le Prince Des Dauphins
Rosetta Banana N'est Pas Craca
Crocky Le Crocodile A Mal Aux Dents
Camille Veut Une Nouvelle Famille
Les Bêtises de Manon
Manon est Malade
Le Dent de Manon
L'Anniversaire de Manon
Manon s'Habille Toute Seule
La Grande Fabrique Des Mots
Le Loup qui Avait Peur De Son Ombre
Le Loup Qui S'amait Beaucoup Trop
Le Loup Qui Decouvrait Le Pays Des Contes
Le Loup Qui Encûetait au Musée
P'tit loup va sur le pot
P'tit loup n'aime que les pâtes
Theatreedit
L-Esperimenti ta' Fiona
L-Interdett taħt is-Sodda
In-Nisa Maltin Jafu Kif
Pretty Lisa
Awardsedit
In 2011 and 2012 she was nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2011 and 2012.[6][7] In 2015 and 2016 her children's books Lupu Lupettu Kull Kulur[8] and Mingu received the Terramaxka Book Prize.[9]
She is also the recipient of 10 National Book Prize for Literature awards: Il-Linja l-Ħadra (2006),[10]L-Interdett taħt is-Sodda (2012),[11]Kulħadd ħalla isem warajh (2015),[12]Il-Każ Kważi Kollu tal-Aħwa De Molizz (2010),[13]Ir-Re Pankrazju jagħlaq mitt sena (2010), Jake Cassar (2015), Meta l-Milied ma Ġiex (2010),[14] Kidane (2012),[15]Il-Qtates ta' max-Xatt (2016) and Teresa (2017).[16]
In 2021, Azzoppardi won a Terramaxka Prize for best translated work, for the book Ors fl-Ispazju.[17]
^"Clare Azzopardi". Festival of the European Short Story.
^"Of women and their plights". Times of Malta. April 23, 2015.
^"Maltese author Clare Azzopardi participates in the prestigious Jaipur Literature Festival". Government of Malta. February 14, 2017.
^"Aleksandar Hemon and Claudio Magris Guests of the 10th Literature Festival "vRIsak" in Rijeka". total croatia news. May 19, 2017.
^"Nominations 2011". Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
^"Nominations 2012". Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
^"Terramaxka Prize 2015 Contenders". Kunsill Nazzjonali tal Ktieb. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
^"'Premju Terramaxka 2016' winners announced". Television Malta. November 21, 2016.
^"National Book Prize Awards - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
^Ltd, Allied Newspapers. "The Times honoured at 2012 National Book Awards". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
^"Winners of the National Book Prize 2015". Kunsill Nazzjonali tal Ktieb. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
^"National Book Prize: Alex Vella Gera Boycotts awards; wins second prize - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
^"The Publishing wizard - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
^"National Book Prize: Books 2012". Kunsill Nazzjonali tal Ktieb. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
^"Release of Shortlist of National Book Prize 2017 - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
^"The Malta Book Festival Officially Launched – 2021 Terramaxka Prize Winners Announced | Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb". 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-06.