List of Gambian writers

The following is a list of Gambian writers.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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

• List of Senegalese writers
• List of African writers by country

References

1. Zell, Hans M., Helene Silver, A Reader's Guide to African Literature: to 1972, Heinemann Educational, 1972, pp. 134–5, ISBN 0435919989.
2. "William Conton" in Deborah Manley Growing Up, Taylor & Francis, p. 50.
3. Whiteman, Kaye, "Ebou Dibba", The Guardian, 3 April 2001.
4. Richardson, Owen (28 July 2007). "Reading the Ceiling". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
5. Biography in Commonwealth Secretariat]. Archived 29 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
6. "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.
7. 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.
8. De la Fontaine, Jean, "Adieu Lenrie Peters", The Point Newspaper, 28 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
9. Arana, R. Victoria, "The Facts on File Companion to World Poetry", Infobase Publishing (2008), pp. 3, 386–527, ISBN 1438108370
10. Manneh, Makudu (25 February 2022). "Young Gambian writer makes top four West African writers list". The Point Newspaper. Gambia. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
11. Gates, Henry Louis, Phillis Wheatley: America's Second Black Poet and Her Encounters with the Founding Fathers, Basic Civitas Books, 2003, p. 5.

External links

• Gambian literature and writings