Seychellois who have won international awards |03 May 2008
1979 Antoine Abel, Prix Mascareignes, (awarded jointly with the Reunionais poet Jean
Azema), for Une Tortue Se Rappelle
1979 Guy Lionnet, Prix Mascareignes, for the play Adélaide d’Emmerez
1979 Hazel de Silva, awarded second prize in the Novel Writing Competition organised by the East African Publishing House for her novel in English, Black Night of Quiloa.
1985 Pat Matyot, Diplôme d’Honneur, Institut Académique de Paris, for the poem Le Baptême de Sable
1986 Maggie Faure-Vidot, Diplôme d’Honneur, Poésiades ’86 de Institut Académique de Paris, for her collection of poems, Un Grand Coeur Triste, in 1986
1993 Tella Lalande, mention spéciale, Institut Académique de Paris, for the poem Qui a droit à ma liberte
1997 Tella Lalande, mention spéciale, Institute Académique de Paris, for the poem Elle
2001 Christian Servina, awarded le Prix de l’Océan Indien, for the play Goula i la
2004 Philippe Le Gall, le Prix de l’Océan Indien, for his collection of short fiction, Jardin du Roi, which was also warded the Grand Prix de l’Océan Indien, by the jury for the best work overall.
2005 Thérésia Dick, Prix Kadima, for her novel Koze Mirak




