List of Gambian writers

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

  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.
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