List of Burkinabé women writers explained

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

See also

• List of women writers
• List of Burkinabé writers