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The first concrete ideas towards a publication for the English Department at the University of Malta reach back to 2007. Students needed a place to write and be read outside a classroom setting, hence the establishment of TEXT! The project was initiated in print form in August 2009, then moved onto an online platform in March 2010 for the second edition. In short, this journal offers a broader sen

se of knowledge and opportunity to both its readers and contributors. Learn, breathe new ideas and take advantage of the opportunity to be published and read online! We accept works of :
Creative Writing | Literary Criticism and Theory | Cultural Criticism | Reviews and Interviews

N.B.
- All works submitted are not to exceed the 5,000 word mark.
- We offer editing and feedback for any submitted work, however not all works submitted will be subject to publishing. Feel free to contact us for further details and/or clarifications: [email protected]

TEXT is owned and maintained by DESA - the Department of English Students Association at the University of Malta.

10/12/2025

TEXT presents a short writing competition - writing with a limit;

Maximum 200 words for prose
8 lines for poetry

Deadline: 31st December 2025

Winner will be announced 11th January 2026!

Send your submissions on [email protected]

Good luck!

31/10/2025

A preview of “The Night?” by Sarah Cassar which was submitted for the TEXT Competition “Unfinished Work.”

30/10/2025

A preview of “Delusions on a Möbius Strip” by Pawlu Spiteri which was submitted for the TEXT Competition “Unfinished Work.”

27/10/2025

Congratulations to the TEXT Competition Winners of "Unfinished Work".

First Place goes to Pawlu Spiteri - "Delusions on a Mobius Strip"
Second Place goes to Sarah Cassar - "The Night?"

Thank you to all of the participants! We look forward to reading more of your work in our future competitions.

30/09/2025

Welcome to DESA’s first TEXT writing Competition!

The theme for this competition is Unfinished Work.
If you have a story or poem that is unfinished – now is the chance to show it off!
The more unfinished – the better!
Deadline is 12th of October.

Details:
This competition welcomes prose and poetry!
The winners will be announced 26th October.
The prize is some time one on one tutoring with one of our professors to help you finish the work!
Prose includes a word limit of 2000 words.
Poetry includes a line limit of 50 lines.

Despite the high word limit, please note that DESA will happily accept very short pieces of texts.

- Send your submissions to our email: [email protected]
- If you have any questions, you can contact us on our socials or through our email: [email protected]

Good Luck!

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas Eve! Welcome to the last day of Textmas! Today, we recommend a twist on an old classic: 'The Muppet Christmas Carol'.

Starring Micheal Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge, this film retells the famous tale as it stars the Muppets in arguably one of the most true-to-source rendition of Dickens' famous Christmas tale. This classic christmas film was actually the first Muppets media made since the passing of the famous Muppeter, Jim Henson.

Thank you to all who read our recommendations this year. Everyone here from TEXT and DESA wishes our followers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

23/12/2024

For day 11 of Textmas, we recommend episode 10 of the fourth season of the TV series 'Lost'.

One of the most critically acclaimed episodes of the series 'Lost'. It explores Desmond as his mind jumps between two points in time. His constant mental time jumps cause great danger to him, and the only way to save himself is to connect with an old flame on Christmas Eve.

22/12/2024

For Day 10 of Textmas, we recommend the anime film 'Tokyo Godfathers'.

This tragicomic anime film follows three homeless people as they find a lost baby and try to take care of it during Christmas time. It is a sweet and sombre tale of coincidence and found family as these people try their best in a difficult time.

21/12/2024

Day 8 of TEXTmas!

One of the reversal episodes of the show where we see the side of “Woman Seeking Man”. While the episode is not necessarily a Christmas tale it plays around with the Santa Claus persona in a postmodern way.

20/12/2024

Day 8 of TEXTmas! Today's recommendation is the film 'Smoke' by Wayne Wang and Paul Auster.

Inspired by Paul Auster’s short story named “Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story” the movie can be seen as Paul Auster’s playful way of addressing the prior fictional events or just a bunch of stories mingling together in a to***co shop in Brooklyn.

19/12/2024

Day 7 of Textmas!

Today, we have the poem 'A Visit from Saint Nicholas. Written by poet Clement Clarke Moore, this poem is routinely referred to as "The Night Before Christmas" and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line.

The poem has been called "arguably the best-known verses ever written by an American" and is largely responsible for some of the conceptions of Santa Claus from the mid-19th century to today.

18/12/2024

Day 6 of TEXTmas, we have a video essay by the name of 'The War on Christmas: A Measured Response.

An almost hour long work by the video essayist and internet personality hbomberguy tackling the political discourse surrounding the notion of The War on Christmas.

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We have a mission: publishing YOU. Your name, your work. Enter TEXT: an outlet for university students to expand and enhance their vision both creatively and academically. From writing about Barthes, Kafka or Lana Del Rey to hallucinogens, luscious seductresses in short stories and sirens in serene idyllic poetry, this journal is set to offer a broader sense of knowledge and opportunity, for both its readers and contributors. The first concrete ideas for a publication for the English Department at the University of Malta reach back to 2007. Students needed a place to write and be read (other than just by lecturers). The project was initiated in print form in August 2009, then moved onto an online platform in March 2010 for the second edition. This is TEXT. Write and submit your work to [email protected] Literary Criticism and Theory Creative Writing Cultural Criticism Reviews and Interviews Share your ideas via comments. Learn, breathe new ideas and take advantage of the opportunity to be published and read online! Visit us on https://text.desauom.org - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXT is owned and maintained by DESA - the Department of English Students Association at the University of Malta. - - - - - - - - - - - - Editors: Christine Galea & Matt Cilia - - - - - - - - - - - -