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) B Bolu Babalola (born 1991) Yaba Badoe (born 1955) Francis Barber (?–1801) 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) 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) 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) Anni Domingo (born 1950s) Michael Donkor (born 1985) 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) 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) 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) 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) K Jackie Kay (born 1961) Oonya Kempadoo (born 1966) Peter Kempadoo (1926–2019) Roshini Kempadoo (born 1959) 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) Sarah Ladipo Manyika (born 1968) E. A. Markham