List of Sudanese writers

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This is a list of prominent Sudanese writers.

Novelists

• Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin (1963–)
• Amir Taj al-Sir (1960–)
• Hammour Ziada (1977–)
• Jamal Mahjoub (1960–), also connected with Great Britain
• Leila Aboulela (1964–)
• Malkat Ed-Dar Mohamed (1920–1969), also short story writer
• Mansour El Souwaim (1970–)
• Ra'ouf Mus'ad (1937–), also connected with Egypt
• Tayeb Salih (1929–2009)
• Rania Mamoun (1979–)
• Sabah Sanhouri (1990–), also short story writer

Poets

• Rashad Hashim (1902–1948)
• Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub (1908–1976)
• Al-Tijani Yusuf Bashir (1912–1937)
• Gely Abdel Rahman (1931–1990)
• Salah Ahmed Ibrahim (1933–1993)
• Muhammed El-Faytori (1936–2015)
• Ibrahim 'Ali Salman (1937–1995)
• Abed Elrahim Abu Zakrra (1943–1989)
• Mohammed Abdul-Hayy (1944–1989)
• Mahjoub Sharif (1948–2014)
• Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi (1969–)
• Safia Elhillo (1990–)

Short story writers

• Ali El-Mak (1937–1992), also translator and poet
• Bushra Elfadil (1952–), also poet

Political writers

• Abel Alier (1933–)
• Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim (1933–2017)
• Sadiq al-Mahdi (1936–)
• Abdel Khaliq Mahjub (–1971)
• Muhammad Ibrahim Nugud (1930–2012)

Satirical writers

• Jaafar Abbas

Islamic reformist writers

• Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im (1946–)
• Mahmoud Mohamed Taha (1909–1985)
• Hassan al-Turabi (1932–2016)

Journalists and editors

• Mohammed Taha Mohammed Ahmed (–2006)
• Abdul Raheem Glailati
• Alfred Taban (1957–)

See also

• List of Sudanese
• Sudanese literature