List of black British writers

This list of black British writers includes those born in or associated with the UK.

A

 * Michael Abbensetts (1938–2016)
 * Diran Adebayo (born 1968)
 * Sade Adeniran (born 1960s)
 * Lola Adesioye (living)
 * Hakim Adi (living)
 * Zoe Adjonyoh (born late 1970s)
 * Rhammel Afflick (born 1994)
 * John Agard (born 1949)
 * Sandra Agard (living)
 * Patience Agbabi (born 1965)
 * Bola Agbaje (born 1981)
 * Toyin Agbetu (living)
 * Yemi Ajibade (1929–2013)
 * Kehinde Andrews (born 1983)
 * Joan Anim-Addo (living)
 * Raymond Antrobus (born 1986)
 * Dean Atta (living)
 * Caleb Azumah Nelson (born 1993)

B

 * Bolu Babalola (born 1991)
 * Yaba Badoe (born 1955)
 * Immruh Bakari (born 1950)
 * Biyi Bandele (1967–2022)
 * Francis Barber (?–1801)
 * Kurt Barling (born 1961)
 * Simi Bedford (living)
 * Linda Bellos (born 1950)
 * Floella Benjamin (born 1949)
 * Jay Bernard (born 1988)
 * James Berry (1924–2017)
 * Hannah Black (living)
 * Malorie Blackman (born 1962)
 * Valerie Bloom (born 1956)
 * Paul Boakye (living)
 * JJ Bola (living)
 * Malika Booker (born 1970)
 * Lloyd Bradley (born 1955)
 * E. R. Braithwaite (1912–2016)
 * Jean "Binta" Breeze (1956–2021)
 * Petronella Breinburg (1927–2019)
 * Yvonne Brewster (born 1938)
 * Constance Briscoe (born 1957)
 * Nathan Bryon (born 1991)


 * Victoria Adukwei Bulley (living)
 * Barbara Burford (1944–2010)
 * Margaret Busby (living)

C

 * Candice Carty-Williams (born 1989)
 * Gus Casely-Hayford (born 1964)
 * Eddie Chambers (born 1960)
 * Helen (charles) (living)
 * Michaela Coel (born 1987)
 * Merle Collins (born 1959)
 * Ottobah Cugoano (c. 1757–after 1791)
 * Melissa Cummings-Quarry (living)
 * Patricia Cumper (born 1954)

D

 * Fred D'Aguiar (born 1960)
 * David Dabydeen (born 1955)
 * Stella Dadzie (born 1952)
 * Yrsa Daley-Ward (born 1989)
 * Ferdinand Dennis (born 1956)
 * Ebou Dibba (1943–2000)
 * Anni Domingo (born 1950s)
 * Michael Donkor (born 1985)
 * Nah Dove (born 1940s)

E

 * Reni Eddo-Lodge (born 1989)
 * Yvvette Edwards (living)
 * Zena Edwards (born 1960s)
 * Obi Egbuna (1938–2014)
 * Inua Ellams (born 1984)
 * Buchi Emecheta (1944–2017)
 * Cecile Emeke (living)
 * Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745–1797)
 * Ekow Eshun (born 1968)
 * Kodwo Eshun (born 1967)
 * Melanie Eusebe (born 1977)
 * Diana Evans (born 1972)
 * Bernardine Evaristo (born 1959)

F

 * Aminatta Forna (born 1964)
 * Peter "Flip" Fraser (1951–2014)
 * Pam Fraser Solomon (living)
 * Lorna French (living)

G

 * Mike Gayle (born 1970)
 * Gabriel Gbadamosi (born 1961)
 * Beryl Gilroy (1924–2001)
 * Paul Gilroy (born 1956)
 * Martin Glynn (born 1957)
 * Salena Godden (living)
 * Paul Goodwin (living)
 * Colin Grant (born 1961)
 * debbie tucker green (living)
 * Bonnie Greer (born 1948)
 * Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (c. 1705–1775)

H

 * Stuart Hall (1932–2014)
 * Leila Hassan (born 1948)
 * Victor Headley (born 1959)
 * Julian Henriques (born 1951)
 * Lenny Henry (born 1958)
 * Talia Hibbert (living)
 * Donald Hinds (1934–2023)
 * Afua Hirsch (born 1981)
 * Jo Hodges (1959–2017)
 * Darcus Howe (1943–2017)
 * Marsha Hunt (born 1946)
 * Ben Hunte (born 1992)

I

 * Theresa Ikoko (living)
 * Kenny Imafidon (born 1993)

J

 * Sharna Jackson (living)
 * Charlene James (living)
 * C. L. R. James (1901–1989)
 * Lennie James (born 1965)
 * Delia Jarrett-Macauley (born 1958)
 * John Jea (1773–after 1817)
 * Gus John (born 1945)
 * Amryl Johnson (1944–2001)
 * Catherine Johnson (born 1962)
 * Linton Kwesi Johnson (born 1952)
 * Claudia Jones (1915–1964)
 * Evan Jones (1927–2012)
 * Darren Jordon (born 1960)
 * Anthony Joseph (born 1966)
 * Paterson Joseph (born 1964)

K

 * Jackie Kay (born 1961)
 * Oonya Kempadoo (born 1966)
 * Peter Kempadoo (1926–2019)
 * Roshini Kempadoo (born 1959)
 * Jeffrey Kerr-Ritchie (born 1960)
 * Dorothy Koomson (born 1971)
 * Kwame Kwei-Armah (born 1967)

L

 * John La Rose (1927–2006)
 * George Lamming (1927–2022)
 * Patrice Lawrence (born 1960s)
 * Marcia Layne (living)
 * Kevin Le Gendre (living)
 * Andrea Levy (1956–2019)
 * Errol Lloyd (born 1943)
 * Lesley Lokko (living)
 * Adam Lowe (born 1985)
 * John Lyons (born 1933)

M

 * Karen McCarthy Woolf (born 1960s)
 * Adewale Maja-Pearce (born 1953)
 * Nick Makoha (living)
 * Sarah Ladipo Manyika (born 1968)
 * E. A. Markham (1939–2008)
 * Una Marson (1905–1965)
 * S. I. Martin (born 1961)
 * Valerie Mason-John (born 1962)
 * Mustapha Matura (1939–2019)
 * Val McCalla (1943–2002)
 * Jenny McLeod (born 1963)
 * Michael McMillan (born 1962)
 * Paul Mendez (born 1982)
 * Kobena Mercer (born 1960)
 * Bridget Minamore (born 1991)
 * Dreda Say Mitchell (born 1965)
 * Nadifa Mohamed (born 1981)
 * Shujaa Moshesh (living)
 * Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (born 1975)

N

 * Courttia Newland (born 1973)
 * Grace Nichols (born 1950)

O

 * Michael Obiora (born 1986)
 * Tolu Ogunlesi (born 1982)
 * Chioma Okereke (living)
 * Irenosen Okojie (living)
 * Ben Okri (born 1959)
 * Musa Okwonga (born 1979)
 * Victor Oladokun (living)
 * Lola Olufemi (born 1996)
 * David Olusoga (born 1970)
 * Rageh Omaar (born 1967)
 * Nuzo Onoh (born 1962)
 * Onyeka (living)
 * Diriye Osman (born 1983)
 * Sharon Dodua Otoo (born 1972)
 * Tomiwa Owolade (born 1996)
 * Derek Owusu (born 1988)
 * Helen Oyeyemi (born 1984)

P

 * Annie Yellowe Palma (born 1962)
 * Ripley Parker (born 2000)
 * Nii Parkes (born 1974)
 * Cass Pennant (born 1958)
 * Caryl Phillips (born 1958)
 * Mike Phillips (born 1941)
 * Trevor Phillips (born 1953)
 * Woodrow Phoenix (living)
 * Winsome Pinnock (born 1961)
 * Hannah Pool (born 1974)
 * Mary Prince (1788–after 1833)

R

 * Barry Reckord (1926–2011)
 * Advolly Richmond (born 1966)
 * Joan Riley (born 1958)
 * Na'ima B. Robert (born 1977)
 * Calvin Robinson (born 1985)
 * Roger Robinson (living)
 * Nicola Rollock (living)
 * Jacob Ross (born 1956)
 * Leone Ross (born 1969)
 * Jacqueline Rudet (born 1962)
 * Shane Ryan (born 1969)

S

 * Layla Saad (living)
 * Amon Saba Saakana (living)
 * Michael Salu (living)
 * Ignatius Sancho (c. 1729–1780)
 * June Sarpong (born 1977)
 * Mary Seacole (1805–1881)
 * Sam Selvon (1923–1994)
 * Kadija Sesay (born 1962)
 * Warsan Shire (born 1988)
 * Andra Simons (living)
 * Lemn Sissay (born 1967)
 * Dorothea Smartt (born 1963)
 * Zadie Smith (born 1975)
 * Ade Solanke (living)
 * Frances-Anne Solomon (born 1966)
 * Paula B. Stanic (living)
 * Nick Stone (born 1966)
 * Andrea Stuart (born 1962)
 * SuAndi (born 1951)
 * Maud Sulter (1960–2008)
 * Yinka Sunmonu (born 1962)
 * Luke Sutherland (born 1971)

T

 * Tade Thompson (living)
 * Yvonne Thompson (living)
 * Joanna Traynor (living)
 * Carol Tulloch (living)

U

 * Catherine Ugwu (born 1964)
 * Yesomi Umolu (born 1983/1984)

V

 * Ivan Van Sertima (1935–2009)
 * Patrick Vernon (born 1961)

W

 * Kit de Waal (born 1960)
 * Marc Wadsworth (living)
 * Jackie Walker (born 1954)
 * Jools Walker (living)
 * Onyekachi Wambu (born 1960)
 * Robert Wedderburn (1762–1835/1836?)
 * Alex Wheatle (born 1963)
 * Verna Wilkins (born 1940s)
 * Francis Williams (ca. 1700–1770)
 * Henry Sylvester Williams (1867 or 1869–1911)
 * Roy Williams (born 1968)
 * Doirean Wilson (living)
 * T-Bone Wilson (living)
 * Ken Wiwa (1968–2016)
 * Ansel Wong (born 1945)
 * Trix Worrell (born 1959)

Y

 * Henry Redhead Yorke (1772–1813)
 * Gary Younge (born 1969)

Z

 * Benjamin Zephaniah (1958–2023)