List of Gambian writers
The list of Gambian writers includes writers, poets and textbook authors who come from or live in Gambia or the former British colony.
B.
- Badjan-Young, Janet (born 1937)
- Bah, Alieu (Immortal X)
- Bah, Essa
- Bah, Musa
- Baldeh, Fodeh (* 1948)
- Baldeh, Nyada Yoba
- Balora, Rohey
- Banutu-Gomez, Michael Ba
- Barry, Cherno Omar
- Bojang, Dembo Fanta
- Bojang, Sukai Mbye
- Bojang, Sheriff , Sr. (born 1974)
C.
- Camara, Saihou
- Carr, Latirr
- Ceesay, Ebrima
- Ceesay, Hassoum , Sr. (1944-2010)
- Ceesay, Hassoum (* 1971)
- Ceesay, Momodou (* 1945)
- Ceesay, Omar NK
- Ceesay, Saikou S. (also Saikou Ceesay )
- Cham, Omar Champion
- Cole, David
- Colley, Essa S.
- Conateh, Swaebou (1944-2018)
- Conton, William
D.
- D'Almeida, Ralphina († 2017)
- Dampha, Lanfafa (* 1965) (or Lang Fafa Dampha )
- Demba, Ndey Kumba
- Dibba, Ebou (1943-2000)
- Drammeh, Seedy
- Drammeh, Wuyeh
F.
- Faal, Dawda E.
- Faal, Samba (* 1950s)
- Fofana, Famara
- Forster, Dayo
G
- Gajigo, Ousman
- Gaye, Cherno
- Gaye, Ebou Ibrahim (* 1968) (also Ebou Gaye )
- Gomez, Cornelius
- Gomez, Pierre
- Gomez, Mary Caroline
- Gray-Johnson, Nana (* 1951)
H
J
- Jabang, Juka
- Jagne, Siga Fatima
- Jallow, Baba Galleh
- Jallow, Hassan Bubacar (* 1951)
- Jallow, Musa (* 1963) (also Musa E. Jallow )
- Jarju, Momodou
- Jatta, Cherno (* 1956)
- Jawara, Aisha
- Jawara, Augusta H. (1924-1981)
- Jawo, Demba A. (* 1950s)
- Jeng, Abdou
- Jeng, papa
- Jobe, Aji Ndumbeh
- Johnson, Matilda (* 1958)
- Joof, Joseph Henry (* 1960)
K
L.
- Langley, J. Ayo (1943-2007)
M.
- Mahoney, Augusta (1924-1981)
- Mahoney, Florence (* 1929)
- Mamburay, Yankuba
- Mbaye, Fafa Edrissa
N
- Ndong-Jatta, Ann Therese (* 1956)
- Njie, Cherno M.
- Nyang, Sulayman S. (1944-2018)
O
P
- Peters, Lenrie (1932-2009)
- Phillott-Almeida, Ralphina († 2017)
R.
- Roberts, Benjamin
- Roberts, Gabriel J. (* 1929)
S.
- Sabally, Momodou
- Saho, Bala (* 1963)
- Saidybah, Ismaila
- Saine, Abdoulaye
- Saine, Lamin K. (* 1947)
- Sall, Ebrima
- Sallah, Abdoulie (* 1944)
- Sallah, Halifa (* 1953)
- Sallah, Momodou
- Sallah, Tijan (* 1958)
- Samba, Rohey (* 1982)
- Sambou, Momodou I.
- Sanneh, Lamin E. (1942-2019)
- Sanyang, Bakary
- Sarr, Charles Thomas
- Sarr, Sheriff Samsudeen (* 1951)
- Sarr Thomas, Charles
- Sawaneh, Ebrima B.
- Secka, Michael Hamadi (* 1963)
- Senghore, Jeggan C.
- Sey, Essa Bokarr
- Sidibeh, Bakary
- Silla, Baaba (also Baaba Sillah )
- Sillah, Amie
- Sillah, Yaya
- Singhateh, Momodou (also * Modou F. Singhateh )
- Singhateh, Sally (* 1977)
- Sise, Khadija
- Sonko-Godwin, Patience (* 1943)
- Sowe, Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf
T
W.
- Wheatley, Phillis (1753-1784)
- Wadda-Onyeabor, Mary (* 1987) (also Mary Wadda )
Web links
- Gamwriters. Retrieved April 17, 2017 .
- Momodou Jarju: Justice Hassan Jallow, Halifa Sallah, Dr Florence Mahoney, Prof Lamin E. Sanneh are among 100 'Most Influential Gambian Writers'. In: foroyaa.net. Foroyaa Newspaper, August 25, 2020, accessed August 25, 2020 (American English).