Saviour Pirotta is a prolific children’s author and playwright, with bestsellers in many countries. He was born on the island of Malta, and decided at a very young age to become an author. He studied drama and scriptwriting before emigrating to England where he settled first in London and then in Yorkshire.
As well as writing, Saviour has also worked as a storyteller, telling stories to children, teachers, librarians and even their royal highnesses the Queen and Prince Philip. His fiction and picture books have been translated into twenty-three languages and been bestsellers in America, Greece, Italy, and Brazil. In the UK he has won awards for his middle grade fiction. His play GRANNY’S EXPLODING TOILET, played to sell-out audiences in Scarborough in 2019. In between writing novels, he adapted his First Greek Myths series for the stage, for Spring 2027, and is developing a screenplay for his Wolfsong series.
Despite his heavy writing schedule, Saviour enjoys visiting schools, libraries and literary festivals. In 2018 he started visiting schools in the Middle East, where he discovered hundreds of young fans.
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New and Forthcoming
The Nile Adventures
Four books following the adventures of two brothers and their friend, in Ancient Egypt. Surrounded by gods, spells and curses, the children battle dark forces, both human and supernatural. The final adventure in the series was published in January 2024 in paperback by Maverick, coinciding with the release of all four audiobooks, from The Audio Agency.
Wolfsong Series
Wolf lives in a Stone Age village. He just wants his Dad to be proud of him, but somehow he always struggles to fit in. When his adventures take him to far-away places, his bravery and vision are just enough to keep him going.
Plays
Saviour’s career began a new act in October 2019, opening with the performance of his new play at the Stephen Joseph Theatre.
Ancient Greek Mysteries
These are dramatic and mysterious tales, packed with wonderful characters, and insight into the daily life of the ancient Greeks.
Nico is a young scribe working for a poet in Ancient Greece. He proudly recounts the adventures he has with his friend Thrax, a slave with a talent for solving mysteries. As they travel with their master, their investigations take them from the city to the countryside, and into markets, workshops and homes of all kinds, all over Ancient Greece.
