Ramona Depares
Ramona Depares is an author & journalist based in Malta. She has edited several local publications and magazines, including the lifestyle magazine Sunday Circle and the cultural quarterly Encore.
She joined The Times of Malta as a legal reporter soon after graduating in law. She was eventually appointed features editor, culture editor and - later - news editor at The Times of Malta.
Today she runs a website that specialises in culture related features and reviews - https://www.ramonadepares.com. She also runs an SEO content-writing project at https://contentculture.mt while working on new creative writing projects.
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