List of Ghanaian women writers
This is a list of women writers who were born in Ghana or whose writings are closely associated with that country.
A
- Ama Ata Aidoo (1940– ), playwright, poet, fiction writer and critic
- Portia Arthur (born 1990), author, writer and reporter
- Ayesha Harruna Attah (born 1983), novelist
- Bisi Adjapon, Ghanaian-Nigerian writer[1]
B
- Yaba Badoe (born 1955), novelist and filmmaker
- Elizabeth-Irene Baitie (born 1970), writer of young adult fiction
- Margaret Busby, publisher and dramatist
- Abena Busia (1953– ), poet and academic
- Akosua Busia (1966– ), actress, novelist and screenwriter
C
- Adelaide Casely-Hayford (1868–1960), short story writer and educator
- Gladys May Casely-Hayford (1901–1950), poet
- Cornelia Rowena Amoah (1954-) writer, publisher, broadcast journalist
D
- Mabel Dove Danquah (1910–1984), short story writer and journalist
- Meri Nana-Ama Danquah (born 1967), memoirist
- Amma Darko (born 1956), novelist
G
- Yaa Gyasi (born 1989), novelist
H
- Afua Hirsch (born 1981), journalist
K
- Mamle Kabu, writer and development practitioner[2]
L
- Lesley Lokko, novelist and academic
O
- Nana Oforiatta Ayim
- Mercy Adoma Owusu-Nimoh (1936–2011), children's writer, publisher, educationist and politician
S
- Taiye Selasi (born 1979), novelist
- Efua Sutherland (1924–1996), playwright
- Esi Sutherland-Addy, academician, writer, educationalist, and human rights activist
References
- Africa, Arts And (2019-01-30). "Interview with Bisi Adjapon: author of Women and Frogs". Medium. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- "KABU, Mamle | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
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