Aqiil Gopee

Aqiil Gopee (born 22 June 1997) is a Mauritian writer and poet.

His first novella, La Pièce, was published in 2012 after reception of a jury mention at the Prix du Livre d'Or (2011) competition organised by the Municipality of Quatre-Bornes and presided over by Ananda Devi. Two other books, Fantômes, a collection of short-stories (prefaced by Ananda Devi) and Orgasmes (a collection of poems) came out in 2013, and in 2014, he was proclaimed laureate of the Prix du jeune écrivain de langue française in France for his short-story 'Loup et Rouge', a re-writing of the tale of the Little Red Riding Hood, and subsequently invited to the Salon du Livre de Paris to attend the 'Écrire à 20 ans' panel. Other awards include The S.I.C.O.M Youth Excellence Award For The Promotion of Literature (2014) and The Prix Jean-Fanchette des Jeunes (2015). His texts are studied at the University of Mauritius.

Published works

La Pièce, novel, Edilivre, 2012 Les Hurleuses, short-story, Je Suis Un Vieux Peau-Rouge Qui Ne Marchera Jamais Dans Une File Indienne, L'Atelier d'Écriture, 2012 Sous Terre, short-story, Collection Maurice, Immedia, 2012 Fantômes, short-story collection,(preface by Ananda Devi), L'Atelier d'Écriture, 2013 L'homme et la guitare, short-story Collection Maurice, Immedia, 2013 Loup et Rouge, short-story Sornettes ou Vérité et autres nouvelles, Buchet-Chastel, 2014 Wolves, Dawn, poems, Anthologie de la Poésie Mauricienne Contemporaine d'Expression Française, Acoria, 2014 Libellules, short story, Prix Jean-Fanchette des Jeunes, L'Atelier d'Écriture, 2015 Electricity, short-story Collection Maurice, Immedia, 2015

Awards and distinctions

Special Mention, Prix du Livre d’Or for 'La Pièce', 2011 Special Mention, Prix de Poésie Point Barre, for Wolves, 2013 Best Local Writer, National Drama Festival of Mauritius, 2013 Laureate of the Prix International du Jeune Écrivain de Langue Française for 'Loup et Rouge', 2014 AEFE Award for 'Loup et Rouge', 2014 S.I.C.O.M Youth Excellence Award, Mauritius, 2014 Prix Jean-Fanchette des Jeunes, 2015 Laureate of the Prix International du Jeune Écrivain de Langue Française for 'La Porte en Fer', 2016 Laureate (1st prize) of the Prix International du Jeune Écrivain de Langue Française for 'Insectarium', 2023