List of Tunisian writers

This is a list of Tunisian writers

• Ines Abassi, poet
• Mohamed Bacha (1968– ) linguist. specialist in Tunisian Arabic. translator. short story writer
• Faouzia Aloui (1958– ), poet and short story writer
• Mahmoud Aslan (1902–after 1971)
• Hachemi Baccouche (1916–2008), novelist and essayist
• Hélé Béji (1948– ), novelist and essayist in French
• Tahar Bekri (1951– ), poet in French and Arabic
• Noura Bensaad, novelist and short story writer
• Messaouda Boubaker (1954– ), novelist and short story writer
• Hédi Bouraoui (1932– ), poet, novelist and academic
• Aïcha Chaibi, novelist
• Rachida el-Charni (1967– ), novelist and short story writer
• Brahim Dargouthi (1955– ), novelist and member of steering committee of Union of Tunisian Writers
• 'Ali al-Du'aji (1909–1949), novelist
• Aboul-Qacem Echebbi (1909–1934), poet
• Miled Faiza (1974– ), poet and translator
• Wafa Ghorbel (1975- ), novelist, translatir, singer and academic
• Mohamed Ghozzi (1949–2024), poet and critic
• Sophie el Goulli (1932–2015), novelist and art historian
• Gisèle Halimi (1927–2020), lawyer, feminist activist and essayist
• Faraj Hawwar (1954– ), writer, novelist, and researcher
• Fethia Hechmi (1955– ), novelist, short story writer and poet
• Ibn Khaldoun (1332–1406), polymath
• Bashir Khrayyef (1917–1983), writer and teacher
• Shukri Mabkhout (1962– ), novelist and academic
• Lamia Makaddam (1971– ), poet
• Abdelwahab Meddeb (1946–2014), novelist and poet
• Jamila Mejri (1951– ), poet
• Albert Memmi (1920–2020), sociologist, novelist and essayist
• Mahmoud Messadi (1911–2004), novelist and playwright
• Amel Mokhtar (1964– ), novelist and journalist
• Hassouna Mosbahi (1950–2025), novelist and short story writer
• Amel Moussa, poet and journalist
• Moncef Ouahibi (1949– ), poet
• Perpetua (died 203), writer of a prison diary from Carthage, The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity
• Najwa Al-Rayyahi (1962– ), writer and academic
• Kamel Riahi (1974– ), novelist and short story writer
• Youssef Rzouga (1957– ), poet
• Amina Saïd (1953– ), poet
• Habib Selmi (1951– ), novelist and short story writer
• Walid Soliman (1975– ), writer, essayist and translator
• Salih al-Souissi al-Qayrawani (1871–1941), writer, and social reformer
• Alia Tabaï, novelist
• Ahmad al-Tifashi (–1253), poet, writer and anthologist
• Mustapha Tlili (1937–2017), novelist and academic
• Mohamed Ali Yousfi, writer and translator
• Z (active as of 2007), anonymous political cartoonist and writer
• Fawzia Zouari, writer and journalist
• Mohamed El Aziz Ben Achour (1951– ), writer, historian, and politician
• Anis Chouchène, (1982– ), poet and activist
• Nejiba Hamrouni (1967–2016), journalist
• Wassim Ben Salah (1974- ), poet and writer.
• Zakia Ben Salah (1948- ) poet.
• Amira Ghenim (1978- ) novelist and writer.
• Alaa Talbi (1978- ) activist and poet.
• Sami Mokaddem (1982 - ) novelist, writer, and publisher.
• Sonya Ben Behi translator and publisher.
• Khaoula Hosni translator and writer.
• Atef Attia publisher and thriller writer.
• Azza Filali (1952- ) novelist and writer.
• Gilbert Naccache (1939 - 2020) leftist activist and writer.
• Hassanine Ben Amou (1948 - ) writer and novelist.
• Abderrazek Karabaka (1901 - 1945) poet, writer, and theater performer.
• Tahar Haddad (1899 - 1935) author, reformer, socialist, unionist, and scholar.

See also

• List of African writers by country

References