List of Ghanaian writers
Appearance
This is a list of Ghanaian writers.
A
- Joseph Wilfred Abruquah (1921– ), novelist[Gikandi] [Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
- Kobina Eyi Acquah (1952– ), poet[Killam & Rowe]
- Jot Agyeman, media practitioner
- Ama Ata Aidoo (1940– ), playwright, poet, fiction writer and critic[Gikandi] [Killam & Rowe]
- Akwasi Aidoo (1950–), poet
- Kofi Akpabli (1973– ), journalist, publisher, and travel writer.
- Kofi Aidoo (1950– ), short story writer
- Mohammed Naseehu Ali (1971– ), short story and non-fiction writer
- Anton Wilhelm Amo (c.1703–c.1759), philosopher[Jahn]
- Kofi Anyidoho (1947– ), poet and academic[Gikandi] [Killam & Rowe]
- Anthony Appiah (1954– ), philosopher, cultural theorist and novelist
- Daniel Appiah-Adjei 1963– ), playwright, poet, novelist, cultural theorist[1]
- Ayi Kwei Armah (1939– ), novelist[Gikandi] [Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
- T. Q. Armar (1915–2000 ), publisher and textbook writer
- Raphael Armattoe (1913–1953), poet[Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
- Bediako Asare (1930–), journalist and non-fiction writer also connected with Tanzania
- Meshack Asare (1945– ), children's writer
- Yaw Asare (1953–2002), dramatist and director[2]
- Mary Asabea Ashun (1968– ), novelist[3]
- Ayesha Harruna Attah (1980s–), novelist[4]
- Nana Oforiatta Ayim, novelist and art historian
- Kofi Awoonor (1935–2013), poet, novelist and critic[Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
- Isaac Ayertey, Pan-Africanist and author
B
- Yaba Badoe (1955– ), novelist and filmmaker[5]
- Elizabeth-Irene Baitie (1970–), writer of fiction for young adults.
- Kofi Batsa (1931– )
- Sylvanus Bedzrah, novelist
- Mohammed Ben-Abdallah (1944– ), playwright[Killam & Rowe]
- J. Benibengor Blay (1915– ), popular novelist, playwright and poet[Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
- Yaw M. Boateng (1950– ), novelist and playwright[Gikandi] [Killam & Rowe]
- William Boyd (1952– ), novelist
- Kwesi Brew (1928– ), poet[Gikandi] [Killam & Rowe]
- Nana Brew-Hammond, journalist, poet, playwright and screenwriter[6]
- Margaret Busby, publisher, editor and dramatist[7]
- Abena Busia (1953– ), poet and academic[8][9]
- Akosua Busia (1966– ), actress, novelist and screenwriter
C
- Jacobus Capitein (1717–1747), minister and writer on slavery[Gikandi] [Jahn]
- Adelaide Smith Casely-Hayford (1868–1960), short story writer and educator[Gikandi]
- Gladys May Casely-Hayford (1901–1950), poet[Gikandi] [Jahn]
- Gus Casely-Hayford, cultural historian
- J. E. Casely-Hayford (1866–1930), politician and novelist[Gikandi] [Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
- Jojo Cobbinah (1948– )
- Rita Akoto Coker (1953– ), African romance novelist[Killam & Rowe]
- Quobna Ottobah Cugoano (1757?–1801?), freed slave and autobiographer[Gikandi] [Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
D
- Osei Bonsu Dickson (1973–), lawyer, textbook author and national security expert [Gikandi] [Jahn]
- J. B. Danquah (1895–1965), scholar, lawyer and politician[Gikandi] [Jahn]
- Mabel Dove Danquah (1910–1984), short story writer and journalist[Gikandi]
- Meri Nana-Ama Danquah (1967– ), editor, journalist, memoirist
- Amma Darko (1956– ), novelist
- Nana Awere Damoah (1975– ), author,poet and non-fiction writer
- Lawrence Darmani (1956– ), novelist, poet, playwright, inspirational writer
- Kwame Dawes (1962– ), poet, critic
- Joe de Graft (1924–1978), playwright and poet[Gikandi] [Killam & Rowe]
- Michael Dei-Anang (1909–1977), poet, playwright and novelist[Gikandi] [Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
- Amu Djoleto (1929– ), novelist, poet and educator[Gikandi] [Jahn]
- Komla Dumor (1972–2014)
- Cameron Duodu (1937– ), journalist, novelist and poet[Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
F
- Ferdinand Kwasi Fiawoo (1891–1969), playwright[Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
- Shirley Frimpong-Manso (1977– )
G
- Yaa Gyasi (1989– ), novelist
H
- Dag Heward-Mills, theologian
- Ben Hinson, novelist, poet, playwright, director, actor and screenwriter[10]
- Afua Hirsch (1981– ), journalist
- Israel Kafu Hoh (1912– ), playwright and poet[Jahn]
- Naana Banyiwa Horne (1949 - ), poet, professor, and literary analyst
K
- Albert William Kayper-Mensah (1923– ), poet[Gikandi] [Jahn]
- Ellis Ayitey Komey (1927– ), poet and short story writer[Jahn]
- Asare Konadu (1932–1994), novelist[Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
- Kojo Gyinaye Kyei (1932– ), poet[Jahn]
- Kwabena Brakopowers, (1986- ), novelist, essayist, journalist
L
- B. Kojo Laing (1946–2017), novelist and poet[Gikandi] [Killam & Rowe]
- Lesley Lokko, novelist and academic
M
- Tawiah M'carthy, playwright
- John Dramani Mahama (1958– ), politician and memoirist
- Bill Okyere Marshall (1936– ), playwright and novelist[Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
- Andrews Pardon Adu Martinson (1900-), short story writer[Jahn]
- John Atta Mills (1944–2012), politician and legal scholar
N
- J. H. Kwabena Nketia (1921–), ethnomusicologist[Jahn]
- Gamal Nkrumah (1959– , journalist and editor
- Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972), politician and political theorist[Jahn]
O
- Henry Ofori ( –2013), journalist[Jahn]
- Nana Oforiatta Ayim, art historian, filmmaker
- (John) Atukwei Okai (1941–2018), poet[Gikandi] [Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
- Amankwa Andrew Opoku (1912–), poet, short story writer and educator[Jahn]
- Martin Owusu (1943– ), playwright[Killam & Rowe]
P
- Frank Kobina Parkes (1932–2005), poet[Gikandi] [Jahn]
- Nii Ayikwei Parkes (1974– ), poet, novelist
Q
- Ato Quayson (1961– ), academic and literary critic
R
- Carl Christian Reindorf (1834–1917), pastor and historian[Jahn]
S
- John Mensah Sarbah (1864–1910)
- Kobina Sekyi (1892–1956), politician and writer[Gikandi] [Killam & Rowe]
- Ato Sekyi-Otu
- Taiye Selasi (1979– ), novelist
- Francis Selormey (1927–1988), novelist[Gikandi] [Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
- Efua Theodora Sutherland (1924–1996), playwright[Gikandi] [Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
T
- Dr. Nat Tanoh, novelist
W
- Kwasi Wiredu (1931– ), philosopher
Y
- Asiedu Yirenkyi (1946– ), playwright[Killam & Rowe]
References
- ^ Daniel Appiah-Adjei | University of Ghana, Accra, ResearchGate.
- ^ Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance, reprinted online
- ^ "Series combines literacy, science". Hamilton Community News. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Interview with Ayesha Harruna Attah Archived 11 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, 19 February 2009.
- ^ "An Interview with Ghanaian – British Writer, Yaba Badoe", Geosi Reads.
- ^ "African Writing". African Writing. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ "Advisory Board". Wasafiri. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
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- [Gikandi] Simon Gikandi, ed., Encyclopedia of African Literature. Routledge, 2002. ISBN 978-0-415-23019-3
- [Gikandi & Mwangi] Simon Gikandi & Evan Mwangi, eds, The Columbia Guide to East African Literature in English Since 1945. Columbia University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-231-12520-8
- [Killam & Rowe] Douglas Killam & Ruth Rowe, eds, The Companion to African Literatures. James Currey & Indiana University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-253-33633-3
- [Jahn] Janheinz Jahn, Ulla Schild & Almut Nordmann Seiler, eds, Who's Who in African Literature: Biographies, Works, Commentaries. Horst Erdmann Verlag, 1972. ISBN 978-3-7711-0153-4