This is a list of Ivorian writers. *

Josette Abondio Josette Desclercs Abondio or Josette Abondio (born 1949) is an Ivory Coast, Ivorian teacher, writer and playwright. Early life and education Josette Desclercs Abondio was born in 1949 in the Ivory Coast and her first language is French. She disc ...

(b. 1949), novelist, children's writer, playwright * Marguerite Abouet, born in

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population ...

(b. 1971), writer of graphic novels * Francois-Joseph Amon d'Aby (1913–2007) * Raphael Atta Koffi (b. 1942), writer and playwright * Séry Bailly (1948–2018), academic, politician and short-story writer * Angèle Bassorá-Ouédraogo, also connected with

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...

(b. 1967), poet and journalist * Joseph Miezan Bognini (1936–2017), poet * Fatou Bolli (b. 1952), novelist *

Tanella Boni Tanella Suzanne Boni (born 1954) is an Ivorian poet and novelist. Also an academic, she is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Abidjan. Apart from her teaching and research activities, she was the President of the association of writers ...

(b. 1954), poet and novelist * Micheline Coulibaly, born in Vietnam (1950–2003), short story writer and writer for children * Bernard Binlin Dadié (1916–2019), novelist, playwright, poet and politician * Jeanne de Cavally (1926–1992), children's book writer * Gaston Demand Goh (b. 1940), playwright and accountant *

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(b. 1935), politician and writer * Mamadou Diallo (1920–1980), poet *

Richard Dogbeh Richard Dogbeh (1932–November 23, 2003), born Gbèmagon Richard Dogbeh in what is now Benin, was a novelist and educator. He served as Benin's Directeur de Cabinet of the National Ministry of Education from 1963 to 1966. He was also active in the ...

, also connected with

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

, Senegal and

Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le ...

(1932–2003), novelist and educator *

Bertin B. Doutéo Bertin (; 615 – ''c''. 709 AD), also known as Saint Bertin the Great, was the Frankish abbot of a monastery in Saint-Omer later named the Abbey of Saint Bertin after him. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. The ...

(1927–1990), poet *

Fatou Fanny-Cissé Fatou Fanny-Cissé (born Fatoumata Touré-Cissé; 1971 – 22 December 2018) was an Ivorian writer, journalist, and educator. A teacher at Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, she wrote several books such as ''Une femme, deux maris'', ''Maeva'' ...

(1971–2018), novelist, short story writer, journalist and editor *

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(1913–2000), playwright * Gauz (

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of Patrick Armand-Gbaka Brede, b. 1971) * Werewere-Liking Gnepo (b. 1950), also connected with

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

, writer, playwright and performer * Gilbert G. Groud (b. 1956), painter, illustrator and author *

Josué Guébo Josué Yoroba Guébo, or Josué Guébo (born July 21, 1972), is an Ivorian Academy (educational institution), academic and man of letters. A major figure of African contemporary poetry, he is also a short story writer, playwright, essayist and au ...

(b. 1972), poet and short-story writer * Flore Hazoumé (b. 1959), writer known for short storiesFlore Hazoumé
UWA.edu, Retrieved 7 April 2016. * Simone Kaya (1937–2007), considered the first Ivorian woman writer * Fatou Kéita (b. 1965) * Venance Konan (b. 1958), journalist and writer * Maurice Koné (1932–1980), poet * Adjoua Flore Kouame (b. 1964), novelist *

Ahmadou Kourouma Ahmadou Kourouma (24 November 1927 – 11 December 2003) was an Ivorian novelist. Life The eldest son of a distinguished Malinké family, Ahmadou Kourouma was born in 1927 in Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire. Raised by his uncle, he initially pursued ...

(1927–2003), novelist *

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Aké Loba Gérard Aké Loba (15 August 1927 in Abobo, in the Abobo Baoule neighborhood – 3 August 2012 in Aix-en-Provence, France) was an Ivorian diplomat and writer. He won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1961. He was also a member of ...

(1927–2012), novelist * Michelle Lora (b. 1968), children's writer, academic * Charles Nokan (1936–2022), novelist and playwright *

Véronique Tadjo Véronique Tadjo (born 1955) is a writer, poet, novelist, and artist from Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire. Having lived and worked in many countries within the African continent and African diaspora, diaspora, she feels herself to be Pan-Africanism, ...

(b. 1955), poet, novelist and artist *

Regina Yaou Regina Yaou (sometimes N'doufou) (10 July 1955 – 4 November 2017) was a writer from Ivory Coast. Life and career Yaou was born in Dabou and raised by her aunt in a literary family, and wrote her first poems between the ages of twelve and fourtee ...

(1955–2017), novelist * Zaourou Zadi (1938–2012), playwright

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