Lon Kirkop

Marlon Chircop (born 5 August 1991), better known by his artist name Lon Kirkop, is a Maltese novelist, playwright, singer-songwriter and visual artist. He has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including two national book prizes: one in the Drama category for Fil-Ħajja li Jmiss u Drammi Oħra tat-Triq, and the Prize for Best Emerging Author. In 2020, he won The Literary Contest Of Novels For Youth 2020, organised by the National Book Council and Aġenzija Żgħażagħ, for his debut novel Mitt Elf Isem Ieħor: HappyVeganGirlJules. Additionally, he also won the prestigious Maltese song contest L-Għanja tal-Poplu as a composer and lyricist with the song Fil-Kexxun. Biography Kirkop was born on 5 August 1991, in Malta. His love affair with art, literature and theatre dates to his childhood. Today he managed to find a way to incorporate all his passions into his continuously developing multidisciplinary work. Kirkop studied at MCAST’s Creative Arts Institute and graduated with a B.A.(Hons) in fine arts, in 2017. In 2022, he graduated with an M.A. in printmaking at Cambridge School of Arts, UK. In 2018, he had his first solo visual art show at La Bottega Art Bistro in Valletta