List of Burkinabé women writers

This is a list of women writers who were born in Burkina Faso or whose writings are closely associated with that country.


 * Angèle Bassolé-Ouédraogo (born 1967), French-language poet, Ivorian-Canadian journalist and poet raised in Burkina Faso
 * Sarah Bouyain (born 1968), French-Burkinabé writer and film director
 * Monique Ilboudo (born 1959), author and human rights activist
 * Pauline Mvele (born 1969), actress, director and screenwriter
 * Roukiata Ouedraogo (born 1979), playwright and actress
 * Bernadette Sanou Dao (born 1952), author and politician
 * Adiza Sanoussi, nom de plume of the novelist Alizata Sana
 * Sobonfu Somé (died 2017), teacher and writer