The following is a list of Gambian writers.
B
- Janet Badjan-Young (1937–), playwright
C
- William Conton (1925–2003), educator, historian and novelist, also associated with Sierra Leone [1] [2]
- Hassoum Ceesay (1971–), historian, curator, educator, scholar and novelist
D
- Ebou Dibba (1943–2000), novelist [3]
F
- Dayo Forster ( fl. 2007), novelist [4]
J
- Hassan Bubacar Jallow (1950–), law books, politician and barrister [5]
- Augusta Jawara (1924–1981), playwright
- Joseph Henry Joof (1960–)
- Alhaji Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof (1924–2011), historian, politician and Pan-Africanist [6] [7]
- Tamsier Joof (1973–)
M
- Augusta Mahoney (1924–1981), playwright and activist for women's rights
- Florence Mahoney (1929–), author and historian
N
- Sulayman S. Nyang (1944–2018), historian and lecturer
P
- Lenrie Peters (1932−2009), poet and novelist, also associated with Sierra Leone [8]
S
- Tijan Sallah (1958–), poet, publisher [9]
- Sally Singhateh (1977–), poet and novelist
- Lamin Sanneh (1942–2019), scholar, novelist, historian, and poet
- Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf Sowe (1990–), novelist, scholar, playwright, poet, and event organizer [10]
W
- Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784), poet [11]
See also
References
- ^ Zell, Hans M., Helene Silver, A Reader's Guide to African Literature: to 1972, Heinemann Educational, 1972, pp. 134–5, ISBN 0435919989.
- ^ "William Conton" in Deborah Manley Growing Up, Taylor & Francis, p. 50.
- ^ Whiteman, Kaye, "Ebou Dibba", The Guardian, 3 April 2001.
- ^ Richardson, Owen (28 July 2007). "Reading the Ceiling". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Biography in Commonwealth Secretariat]. Archived 29 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "Burning Issues : TRIBUTE TO ALHAJI A.E. CHAM JOOF". Exclusive interview in "Foroyaa Panorama" column, Foroyaa. Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ Jammeh, Momodou, "Tribute to Late Alhagie A. E. Cham Joof", The Point, 11 May 2011. (Cham Joof pictured with the author.) Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ De la Fontaine, Jean, "Adieu Lenrie Peters", The Point Newspaper, 28 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ Arana, R. Victoria, "The Facts on File Companion to World Poetry", Infobase Publishing (2008), pp. 3, 386–527, ISBN 1438108370
- ^ Manneh, Makudu (25 February 2022). "Young Gambian writer makes top four West African writers list". The Point Newspaper. Gambia. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Gates, Henry Louis, Phillis Wheatley: America's Second Black Poet and Her Encounters with the Founding Fathers, Basic Civitas Books, 2003, p. 5.
