The Sierra Leone National Book Fair

We're very pleased to announce that Sierra Leone's Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr David Sengeh, has confirmed his attendance at the launch of the first Sierra Leone National Book Fair tomorrow at 10am.

At the Book Fair, you will have the opportunity to meet many on this ever-expanding list of excellent Salone writers, and to purchase their works.


  • Abdul B. Kamara
  • Abdulai Walon Jalloh
  • Ahmed Koroma
  • Aisha ibrahim Fofana
  • Al Shek Kamara
  • Allieu Kamara
  • Ambrose Massaquoi
  • Andrew Keili
  • Arnold Awonoor Gordon
  • Arthur Abraham
  • Bakar Mansaray
  • Barbara Davidson
  • Baila Leigh
  • Bakar Mansaray
  • Bernadette Kemokai
  • Bobby David Gboyor
  • Brian Sitta Kargbo
  • Celia Eva Beatrice Thompson
  • Daphne Jestina Oriyomi Kai Kai
  • Daphne Pratt
  • Deckerson Thomas
  • Ebenezer 'Solo' Colier
  • Elizabeth L.A. Kamara
  • Eustace Palmer
  • Falla Ensa-N'Dayma
  • Fatou Taqi
  • Frederick Bobor James
  • Gabriel Luseni
  • Gbanabom Hallowel
  • George Coleridge-Taylor
  • Hassan Sannoh
  • I B Kargbo
  • Ishmael Beah
  • J Sorie Conteh
  • Jakob Silas Lund
  • Jedidah A. O. Johnson
  • Joe A. D. Alie
  • John-Paul Conteh
  • Joseph Jalloh
  • Joseph Lamin Kamara
  • Kadijatu Grace Ahene
  • Karamoh Kabba
  • Kayode Adesimi Robbin-Coker
  • Kitty Fadlu Deen
  • Kosonike Koso -Thomas
  • Lansana Gberie
  • Lawrence Sao Babawo
  • Magnus John
  • Memuna Barnes
  • Michael Fayia Kallon
  • Mohamed Bangura
  • Mohamed Combo Kamanda
  • Mohamed Gibril Sesay
  • Mohamed Sheriff
  • Momodu Turay
  • Moses Kainwo
  • Nathaniel Pearce
  • Njanguma Momodu
  • Nnamdi Carew
  • Osman Sankoh (Mallam O)
  • Oumar Farouk Sesay
  • Peggy Foday
  • Peter Penfold
  • Philip Yamba Thulla
  • Prince Cummings
  • Prince Kenny
  • Princess Mildred I. N. Kailey
  • Saa Maurice S. Jumu
  • Sallieu Sall
  • Sama Banya
  • Samuel Hinton
  • Sheik Umarr Kamara
  • Shek Gibril Kamara
  • Siaka Kroma
  • Sigismond Tucker
  • Sophie Allieu
  • Sollay Kamara
  • Syl Cheney-Coker
  • Sylvanus Spencer
  • Thomas T. Samba
  • Umu Kultumie Tejan-Jalloh
  • Winston Forde
  • Yema Lucilda Hunter
  • Yusuf Bangura

Many of the writers featured at the Book Fair have published their work in the Sierra Leonean Writers Series, Sondiata Global Media, Africanist Press, PEN International SL, and Pampana Communications.

Highlights of the Book Fair include:

Official Schedule

(You can link it to your Google Calendar)

Venue: the 50/50 Hall, Tower Hill, Freetown

For more information: +23276100622 / +23276612614