Aqiil Gopee (born 22 June 1997) is a Mauritian writer and poet.
His first book, La Pièce was published in April 2012 by Edilivre Paris, after reception of a jury mention in 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 (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' debate. 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.
La Pièce, novel, Edilivre, 2012Les Hurleuses, short-story, Je Suis Un Vieux Peau-Rouge Qui Ne Marchera Jamais Dans Une File Indienne, L'Atelier d'Écriture, 2012Sous Terre, short-story, Collection Maurice, Immedia, 2012Fantômes, short-story collection,(preface by Ananda Devi), L'Atelier d'Écriture, 2013 Orgasmes, poetry collection, L'Atelier d'Écriture, 2013 L'homme et la guitare, short-story Collection Maurice, Immedia, 2013Loup et Rouge, short-story Sornettes ou Vérité et autres nouvelles, Buchet-Chastel, 2014 ; Wolf and Red, (translated by Ameerah Arjanee, L'Atelier d'Écriture, 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, 2015Awards and Distinctions
Special Mention, Prix du Livre d’Or for 'La Pièce', 2011 Special Mention, Prix de Poésie Point Barre, for Wolves, 2013Best Local Writer, National Drama Festival of Mauritius, 2013Laureate of the Prix International du Jeune Écrivain de Langue Française for 'Loup et Rouge', 2014AEFE Award for 'Loup et Rouge', 2014 S.I.C.O.M Youth Excellence Award, Mauritius, 2014Prix Jean-Fanchette des Jeunes, 2015 Laureate of the Prix International du Jeune Écrivain de Langue Française for 'La Porte en Fer', 2016
