Charline Patricia Effah (born 1977) is a Gabonese writer and educator living in Paris.

The daughter of a lawyer and a school teacher, she was born in Minvoul and grew up in Libreville.

[1] A story "La prière du petit Maquisard" received an award in a contest for young authors.

In the same year, her poem "Eldorado" won a contest sponsored by the Radio Africa No.

She obtained a master's degree in Modern Literature in 2000[2] and then earned a doctorate at the University of Lille in 2008.