List of Nigerien writers

This is a list of Nigerien writers.


 * Idé Adamou (1951– ), poet and novelist
 * Ousmane Amadou (1948–2018), poet, novelist, lawyer and journalist
 * 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
 * Boubacar Hama Beidi (born 1951), educator, author, and politician
 * Boubou Hama (1906–1982), politician and writer
 * Hawad (1950– ), Tuareg poet currently living in France
 * Hélène Kaziende (1967– ), teacher, journalist and short story writer
 * Salihu Kwantagora (1929– ), songwriter and poet
 * Abdoulaye Mamani (1932–1993), poet, novelist and trade unionist
 * Ide Oumarou (1937–2002), politician, diplomat and writer
 * Samira Sabou (born 1981), journalist and blogger
 * Andre Salifou (1942– 2022), politician, diplomat and academic