Magie Faure-Vidot

Magie Faure-Vidot (also known as Mrs. Maggie Vijay-Kumar or Magic Mags)[1] is a French-language poet from the Seychelles who has also published work in English and Seychellois Creole.[2] She is regional director for East Africa and Asia at the writers forum, Motivational Strips. She is also a member of the Institut Académique de Paris and the Académie Internationale de Lutèce.[3] She has received prizes including the Coupe de la Ville de Paris, a Lyre d'honneur, and medals in various international literary competitions.[4][5][6][7] Her work has been discussed in critical studies of Seychellois literature,[8][9][10] and she has gained recognition as an oral performer.[11] Her work has been featured at national and international poetry and literary festivals.[12][13][14]

Life and career

Magie Faure-Vidot was born in Victoria, Seychelles, and has lived in the Lebanon, England, Italy, and France.[2] In the Seychelles, Faure-Vidot co-founded the online literary review Vents Alizés[15] and the online publishing house Edisyon Losean Endyen, both of which she runs with Hungarian poet Károly Sándor Pallai.[16] She has published her work in Seychelles Nation and The People, and she is the chief editor and director of publication of Sipay, the only Seychellois International literary magazine.[17][18][4] Faure-Vidot is heavily engaged in the cultural life of her country,[7][19] and she has shown her work at exhibitions of art by local women.[20] Her poems were published in the international poetry anthology Amaravati Poetic Prism in India. In 2017, 2018, and 2019, she received the Seychelles Arts Award in literature for her literary work.[21]

She is a member of the World Nations Writers Union (WNWU) in Kazakhstan,[22] and is a regional director and a board member of the Motivational Strips, an international writers forum.[23]

Works

  • Whispers of Souls/Murmures des âmes by Les Éditions du Net, France, 2020. Whispers of Souls in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
  • The Enchanting Rebirth/ Une Renaissance Magique, Arthee Editions 2019.
  • L'Oasis des mots, Victoria, Edisyon Losean Endyen, 2016.
  • Rêves créoles, Victoria, Edisyon Losean Endyen, 2012.
  • Flamme mystique, Victoria, Yaw Enterprises, 2011. Flamme mystique in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
  • L'âme errante, Victoria, Printec Press Holdings, 2003.
  • Un grand cœur triste, Paris, La Pensée Universelle, 1984. Un grand cœur triste in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

References

  1. ^ "Poètes d'OUTRE-MER – Les Seychelles – lieu commun". 4 January 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "L'OASIS DES MOTS de Magie Faure-Vidot : – Ministry of Tourism and Culture". Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. ^ "A poet's life in the Seychelles". BBC News. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Nation Home". Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  5. ^ ANANDA. "Un peu de poésie des SEYCHELLES : Magie FAURE-VIDOT. – Le blog de Patrimages". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  6. ^ Tirant, J. P. (17 May 2008). "Letter to the Editor-RodolphineYoung Awards for Children's Literature". Seychelled Nation. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b ANANDA. "Maggie FAURE-VIDOT (Seychelles). – Le blog de Patrimages". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  8. ^ Pascale Canova (1 January 2007). La littérature seychelloise: Production, promotion, réception. Editions L'Harmattan. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-2-296-15962-4.
  9. ^ Palli, Francesca. "Potomitan – " Konzigenzon filozofik size poetik "". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Genres et généricité dans la poésie seychelloise contemporaine « MondesFrancophones.com". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  11. ^ Stephen Gray; Carole Beckett (2008). Invitation to a voyage: French-language poetry of the Indian Ocean African islands. Protea Book House. ISBN 978-1-86919-169-6.
  12. ^ Département, Le. "Soutien aux agriculteurs et initiation à la création et la lecture poétique – Lien Social (saison 3)". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Journée Internationale de la Poésie à Salazie". 25 January 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Dame of the Day: Magie Faure-Vidot- Lady Collective". 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Vents Alizés – Komansman". 4 June 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Nation Home". Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  17. ^ "Sipay". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Seychelles-eNews – Sipay appoints new editorial committee". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  19. ^ "Nation Home". www.nation.sc. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Female artists showcase work in colourful exhibition". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Seychelles' Top Artists Honoured". Seychelles Nation. XXXIX (231): 4. 27 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Magie Faure official member of World Nations Writers Union Kazakhstan". Seychelles Nation. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  23. ^ "Seychellois poet Magie Faure Vijay-Kumar awarded The Peacock oPinion Award". www.nation.sc.