This is a list of Nigerien writers.

Idé Adamou (1951– ), poet and novelist^[Gikandi]
Ousmane Amadou (1948–2018), poet, novelist, lawyer and journalist^[Gikandi]
Djibo Bakary (1922–1998), politician and writer
Andrée Clair, born and died in France (1916–1982), ethnographer and children's writer
Mahamadou Halilou Sabbo (1937–2006), novelist and playwright^[Gikandi]
Boubou Hama (1906–1982), politician and writer^[Gikandi] ^[Jahn]
Hawad (1950– ), Tuareg poet currently living in France^[Gikandi]
Hélène Kaziende (1967– ), teacher, journalist and short story writer^[1]
Salihu Kwantagora (1929– ), songwriter and poet^[Gikandi]
Abdoulaye Mamani (1932–1993), poet, novelist and trade unionist^[Gikandi]
Ide Oumarou (1937–2002), politician, diplomat and writer
Samira Sabou (born 1981), journalist and blogger
Andre Salifou (1942– 2022), politician, diplomat and academic^[Jahn]

References

^ "Hélène Kaziende: An author from Niger and Togo writing in French". Aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

[Gikandi] Simon Gikandi, ed., Encyclopedia of African Literature. Routledge; 2002. ISBN 978-0-415-23019-3
[Jahn] Janheinz Jahn, Ulla Schild & Almut Nordmann Seiler, eds., Who's who in African Literature: Biographies, Works, Commentaries. Horst Erdmann Verlag, 1972. ISBN 978-3-7711-0153-4
[Adichie] Adichie, Chimamanda. "CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE". Chimamanda Adichie Official Website. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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