__NOTOC__ This is a list of prominent

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

ese authors (by surname)

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* Agbo, Berte-Evelyne, poet, also connected with

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...

* Bâ, Mariama (1929–1981), French-language novelistSee the entry in Douglas Killam & Ruth Rowe, eds., ''The Companion to African Literatures''. James Currey & Indiana University Press; 2000. * Barry, Kesso (1948– ), autobiographer born in Guinea * Barry, Mariama, French-language autobiographical novelist * Benga, Sokhna (1967– ), novelist and poet * Bocoum, Jacqueline Fatima, former journalist turned author and programme director * Bugul, Ken (1948– ), autobiographical writer and novelistSee the entry in

Simon Gikandi Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genu ...

, ed., ''Encyclopedia of African Literature''. Routledge; 2002. * Cisse, Mamadou (1956– ) * Diakhate, Lamine (1928–1987), poet and novelist * Diallo, Nafissatou Niang (1941–1982), autobiographer, novelist and children's writer * Dieng, Mame Younousse, novelist in French and Wolof * Aminata Sophie Dièye (1973–2016), journalist, novelist and playwright * Babacar Sedikh Diouf (1928– ), historian, author and intellectual * Diouf, Nafissatou Dia (1973– ), novelist and children's writer, * Diouf, Sylviane, historian and lecturer * Diome, Fatou (1968– ), novelist * Diop, Alioune (1910–1980), essayist and intellectual * Diop, Birago (1906–1989), French-language folklorist, poet and autobiographer * Diop, Boubacar Boris (1946– ), novelist * Diop, Cheikh Anta (1923–1986), Afrocentric historian and anthropologist * Diop, David (1927–1960), poet * Dogbeh, Richard, also connected with

Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...

and Côte d'Ivoire (1932–2003) * Fall, Khadi (1948– ), poet * Fall, Kiné Kirama (1934– ), poet * Fall, Malick (1920–1978), French-language novelist and poet * Faye, Louis Diène (1936– ), anthropologist and scholar of

Serer religion The Serer religion, or ''a ƭat Roog'' ("the way of the Divine"), is the original religious beliefs, practices, and teachings of the Serer people of Senegal in West Africa. The Serer religion believes in a universal supreme deity called Roog ...

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

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culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...

* Gnimagnon, Christine Adjahi (1945– ), also connected with

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* Hane, Khadidjatou (Khady) (1962– ) * Joof, Tamsier (1973– ) * Ka, Aminata Maïga (1940–2005), French-language novelist * Kane, Cheikh Hamidou (1928– ), French-language novelist * Kane, Ndèye Fatou (1986– ), Senegalese novelist and feminist, granddaughter of Cheikh Hamidou Kane * Mbaye, Annette (d'Erneville) (1926– ) * Amina Sow Mbaye (1937– ) French-language poet and novelist * Mordasini, Diana * Ndao, Cheikh Aliou (1933– ), novelist, playwright and poet * Adja Ndèye Boury Ndiaye (1936– ), novelist * Ndiaye, Marie, born in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

(1967– ), novelist * Ndoye, Mariama (1953– ), novelist, short story writer and children's writer * Niane, Djibril Tamsir (1932–2021), novelist and historian * Niang, Mame Bassine (1951–2013), writer and lawyer * Niang, Fatou Siga (1932–2022)

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* Sadji, Abdoulaye (1910–1961), novelist and children's writer * Sall, Amadou Lamine (1951– ), poet * Sall, Ibrahima (1949– ), novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer * Sarr, Alioune (1908–2001), historian and politician, scholar of

Serer history The medieval history of the Serer people of Senegambia is partly characterised by resisting Islamization from perhaps the 11th century during the Almoravid movement (which would later result in the Serers of Takrur migration to the south), to the ...

* Seek, Alioune Badara (1945– ), novelist * Sembène, Ousmane (1923–2007), writer and filmmaker * Sène, Fama Diagne (1969– ), novelist and playwright * Senghor, Léopold Sédar (1906–2001), poet and politician * Catherine Shan (1952– ), French language novelist and film director *

Ousmane Socé Ousmane is a given name or surname common in West Africa. It is derived from the Arabic name Uthman through Osman. People named Ousmane include: * Mahamane Ousmane (born 1950), Nigerien political figure * Ousmane Bangoura (born 1979), Guinean foo ...

(1911–1973), French-language novelist * Sow, Fatou Ndiaye (1956–2004) * Sow Fall, Aminata (1941– ), novelist * Sylla, Khady (1963–2013) * Thiaw, Issa Laye (1943–2017), historian, theologian and scholar of

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''Littératures et sociétés africaines'', Editors: Riesz, János; Diop, Papa Samba; Lüsebrink, Hans-Jürgen; Fendler, Ute & Vatter, Christoph, Gunter Narr Verlag (2001), p. 483,

* Rama Thiaw (1978– ), filmmaker, screenwriter * Traoré, Abibatou (1973– ) * Vieyra, Myriam Warner (1939–2017), novelist born in Guadeloupe * Wheatley, Phillis (1753–1784)

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UWA's list of women writers from French speaking AfricaContemporary Africa Database (Senegal section)Contemporary African writers/authorsAfrica Resource research data

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