List of Tanzanian writers
This is a list of Tanzanian writers.
- Agoro Anduru (1948–1992), short story writer[Killam & Rowe]
- Mark Behr (1963–2015), fiction writer also connected with South Africa
- Fadhy Mtanga (b. 1981) novelist, poet and photographer
- Abdulrazak Gurnah (b. 1948), novelist and critic[Gikandi] [Killam & Rowe]
- Ebrahim N. Hussein (b. 1943), playwright, essayist, poet and translator[Gikandi] [Gikandi & Mwangi] [Killam & Rowe]
- Prince Kagwema (b. 1931), novelist[Killam & Rowe]
- Euphrase Kezilahabi (1944–2020), novelist, poet and scholar
- Jacqueline Massawe, poet[1]
- Aniceti Kitereza (1896–1981), novelist
- Elieshi Lema (b. 1949), novelist, children's author and publisher[2]
- Amandina Lihamba (b. 1944), playwright[3]
- Ismael R. Mbise, novelist and academic[Gikandi]
- Penina Mlama (b. 1948), playwright[4]
- Sandra A. Mushi (b. 1974), fiction writer, poet[5]
- Elvis Musiba (d. 2010), businessman and Swahili novelist[6]
- Godfrey Mwakikagile (b. 1949), writer and specialist in African studies
- Christopher Mwashinga (b. 1965), poet, Christian non-fiction writer, and essayist
- Ras Nas, musician and poet
- Julius Nyerere (1922–1999), politician and writer[Gikandi & Mwangi]
- Nancy Sumari, children's book author and publisher [7]
- Peter Palangyo (1939–1993), novelist[Gikandi] [Gikandi & Mwangi] [Killam & Rowe]
- Hammie Rajab, Swahili novelist[8]
- Shaaban Robert (1909–1962), Swahili novelist and poet[Gikandi]
- Emily Ruete (1844–1924), Princess of Zanzibar
- Gabriel Ruhumbika (b. 1938), novelist and short story writer[Gikandi] [Killam & Rowe]
- Edwin Semzaba, novelist, playwright, actor and director
- Robert Bin Shaaban (1902–1962), poet, author and essayist
- Shafi Adam Shafi, Swahili novelist[9]
- Erica Sugo Anyadike, writer of short stories
- Eric Shigongo (b. 1969), novelist, media entrepreneur, and politician[10]
- Hussein Issa Tuwa, Swahili novelist and award-winning author[11]
- Richard Mabala, writer of short stories, Columnist and poet (1949– )[12]
- Joseph Marwa, novelist, poet and actor (1999– )[13]
- Nahida Esmail, writer of short stories and social activist[14]
See also
References
- ^ Jacqueline Kibacha, social justice poet and activist Archived 13 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine.The AfroNews, 15 December 2009.
- ^ "Elieshi Lema (Tanzania)". Centre for Creative Arts. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ 'Lihamba, Amandina', in Simon Gikandi & Evan Mwangi, The Columbia Guide to East African Literature in English Since 1945, pp. 94–5.
- ^ Lee Nichols, Conversations with African Writers: interviews with twenty-six African authors, 1981, pp. 139ff.
- ^ Profiled in Soma Magazine
- ^ Judica Tarimo, EA Community mourns Musiba, IPP Media, 4 November 2010.
- ^ MEET THE AUTHOR: Writing for a future generation
- ^ Mikhail D. Gromov, Swahili Popular Literature in Recent Years Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Swahili Forum 15 (2008):5–13
- ^ Xavier Garnier, Le roman swahili: la notion de littérature mineure à l'épreuve, 2006, p. 122.
- ^ "Eric J. Shigongo". Media Ownership Monitor. Reporters Without Borders. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Hussein Tuwa – Writer Profile". Stage32. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ cfeditoren (27 February 2022). "Mabala's 40 years in Tanzania and advice on Kiswahili". Tanzania. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Marwa, Quartzy-Joseph (2022). Irene: The Andromeda. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. Pencil. ISBN 9-789-356-10584-3.
- ^ "Award-winning Tanzanian Writer Nahida Esmail". Writers Space Africa. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- [Gikandi] Simon Gikandi, ed., Encyclopedia of African Literature. Routledge; 2002. ISBN 978-0-415-23019-3
- [Killam & Rowe] Douglas Killam & Ruth Rowe, eds., The Companion to African Literatures. James Currey & Indiana University Press; 2000. ISBN 0-253-33633-3