List of Ghanaian writers

A

• Joseph Wilfred Abruquah, novelist
• Geormbeeyi Adali-Mortty, poet
• Kobena Eyi Acquah, poet
• Kofi Acquah-Dadzie, jurist, and writer
• Francis Agbodeka, academic and writer
• Jot Agyeman, media practitioner
• Ivor Agyeman-Duah, academic, writer, editor and film director
• Ama Ata Aidoo, playwright, poet, fiction writer and critic
• Kofi Akpabli, journalist, publisher, and travel writer.
• Kofi Aidoo, short story writer
• Mohammed Naseehu Ali, short story and non-fiction writer
• Joseph Godson Amamoo, journalist and author
• Anton Wilhelm Amo, philosopher
• T. E. Anin, economist and author
• Kofi Anyidoho, poet and academic
• Anthony Appiah, philosopher, cultural theorist and novelist
• Ayi Kwei Armah, novelist
• T. Q. Armar, publisher and textbook writer
• Raphael Armattoe, poet
• Portia Arthur, author, writer and reporter
• Bediako Asare, journalist and non-fiction writer also connected with Tanzania
• Meshack Asare, children's writer
• Yaw Asare, dramatist and director
• Mary Asabea Ashun, novelist
• Akwasi Bretuo Assensoh, journalist and historian
• Ayesha Harruna Attah, novelist
• Kofi Awoonor, poet, novelist and critic
• Nana Oforiatta Ayim, novelist and art historian
• Anthony Osarfo, screenwriter
• Jamuel Yaw Asare, poet, playwright and novelist

B

• Adwoa Badoe, dancer and Kwame author
• Yaba Badoe, novelist and filmmaker
• Elizabeth-Irene Baitie, writer of fiction for young adults.
• Kofi Batsa
• Mohammed Ben-Abdallah, playwright
• J. Benibengor Blay, popular novelist, playwright and poet
• William Boyd, novelist
• Kwesi Brew, poet
• Nana Brew-Hammond, journalist, poet, playwright and screenwriter
• Roseanne A. Brown, journalist and novelist.
• Margaret Busby, publisher, editor and dramatist
• Abena Busia, poet and academic
• Akosua Busia, actress, novelist and screenwriter
• Empi Baryeh, novelist

C

• Jacobus Capitein, minister and writer on slavery
• Adelaide Smith Casely-Hayford, short story writer and educator
• Gladys May Casely-Hayford, poet
• Gus Casely-Hayford, cultural historian
• J. E. Casely-Hayford, politician and novelist
• Jojo Cobbinah
• Rita Akoto Coker, African romance novelist
• Quobna Ottobah Cugoano, freed slave and autobiographer

D

• J. B. Danquah, scholar, lawyer and politician
• Mabel Dove Danquah, short story writer and journalist
• Meri Nana-Ama Danquah, editor, journalist, memoirist
• Amma Darko, novelist
• Nana Awere Damoah, author, poet and non-fiction writer
• Lawrence Darmani, novelist, poet, playwright, inspirational writer
• Kwame Dawes, poet, critic
• Joe de Graft, playwright and poet
• Michael Dei-Anang, poet, playwright and novelist
• Amu Djoleto, novelist, poet and educator
• Komla Dumor, journalist
• Cameron Duodu, journalist, novelist and poet
• Dag Heward Mills, minister, popular author

F

• Ferdinand Kwasi Fiawoo, playwright
• Shirley Frimpong-Manso

G

• Yaa Gyasi, novelist

H

• Henneh Kyereh Kwaku
• Manu Herbstein, novelist
• Dag Heward-Mills, theologian
• Afua Hirsch, journalist

K

• Ellis Ayitey Komey, poet and short story writer
• Asare Konadu, novelist
• Benjamin Kwakye, novelist and poet

L

• B. Kojo Laing, novelist and poet
• Lesley Lokko,, novelist, architect and academic

M

• Tawiah M'carthy, playwright
• John Dramani Mahama, politician and memoirist
• Bill Okyere Marshall, playwright and novelist
• Peace Adzo Medie, writer
• John Atta Mills, politician and legal scholar
• Dayan Kodua, actress and model

N

• Caleb Azumah Nelson, writer and photographer
• J. H. Kwabena Nketia, ethnomusicologist
• Gamal Nkrumah, journalist and editor
• Kwame Nkrumah, politician and political theorist

O

• Richard Emmanuel Obeng, novelist and textbook writer
• Nana Oforiatta Ayim, art historian, filmmaker
• (John) Atukwei Okai, poet
• Kwesi Owusu, author and filmmaker
• Akwasi O. Ofori Novelist and Non-Fiction Writer

P

• Frank Kobina Parkes, poet
• Nii Ayikwei Parkes, poet, novelist
• Portia Dery, writer

Q

• Kwei Quartey, physician and writer
• Rex Quartey, writer and poet
• Ato Quayson, academic and literary critic

R

• Carl Christian Reindorf, pastor and historian

S

• John Mensah Sarbah
• Kobina Sekyi, politician and writer
• Ato Sekyi-Otu
• Taiye Selasi, novelist
• Francis Selormey, novelist
• Efua Theodora Sutherland, playwright
• Nana Sandy Achampong novelist, poet and academic

W

• Kwasi Wiredu, philosopher

Y

• Asiedu Yirenkyi, playwright
• Scofray Nana Yaw Yeboah, columnist