This is a list of prominent and notable writers from Africa.
It includes poets, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars, listed by country.
See: List of Algerian writers See: List of Angolan writers See: List of Beninese writers See: List of Burkinabé writers See: List of Cameroonian writers See: List of Republic of the Congo writers See: List of Democratic Republic of the Congo writers See: List of Ivorian writers See: List of Egyptian writers See: List of Ghanaian writers See: List of Guinean writers See: List of Kenyan writers See: List of Malagasy writers See: List of Malawian writers See: List of Malian writers [a]* Ibn Razqa (died 1144 AH/1731 AD), poet and scholar See: List of Mozambican writers See: List of Nigerien writers See: List of Nigerian writers See: List of Rwandan writers See: List of Senegalese writers See: List of Sierra Leonean writers See: List of South African writers See: List of Sudanese writers See: List of Tanzanian writers See: List of Togolese writers See: List of Tunisian writers See: List of Ugandan writers See: List of Zimbabwean writers