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Welcome to the Gambian writers' website

This website has been built up to address the ardent need to promote Gambians writing. We urge those who have any contribution to send it to us. We thank all those who make this venture possible.

We hope our modest contribution in documenting works of Gambian writers and researchers will help you as you surf through these pages.

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Cherno Omar Barry

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The Trials of Brother Jero and...
The Trials of Brother Jero and the Trial of Busumbala to be staged in The Gambia
Monday, April 16, 2012
janet badjang young, wole soyinka, gabriel roberts, trials, drama, playwright, theatre
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THERE WAS A MAN FROM THE GAMBI...
THERE WAS A MAN FROM THE GAMBIA a poem by Tijan M. Sallah
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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PRESS RELEASE: GAMJOBS TO SUPP...
PRESS RELEASE: GAMJOBS TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN CULTURE (PERFORMING ARTS)
Friday, January 20, 2012
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Tribute to M. F Singhateh:  (1...
Tribute to M. F Singhateh: (1936-2011)
Saturday, December 10, 2011
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Scholarly review of Hassoum Ce...
Scholarly review of Hassoum Ceesay's Gambian Women: Profiles and Historical Notes
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
hassoum ceesay, gambian women, history, fulladu publishers, soas bulletin
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WAG trains upcoming writers
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
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Prof Sulayman Nyang honoured
The Department of African Studies held a colloquium in honor of Professor Sulayman Nyang on Wednesday, November 16 at 2:30 pm in the auditorium of the Blackburn Center on the main campus of Howard University. This was followed by a reception at 6 pm in the Gallery Lounge, also in the Blackburn Center. At this reception, Professor Nyang was presented with a Life Time Achievement Award. 
Among the guest were Professor Ali Mazrui who delivered a tribute to Professor Nyang, Professor Mbye Cham of Howard Universiy, Dr. Sukai Prom-Jackson and Dr. Tijan Sallah (World Bank economist and renowned Poet and writer).
Professor Sulayman Nyang is a naturalized citizen of the United States of America. Originally from the Republic of the Gambia in West Africa, his career as an Africanist and professor of African Studies spans more than 32 years. He joined the faculty of the African Studies Department at Howard University, shortly after graduating from the University of Virginia with the Masters of Arts in Public Administration and went on to obtain a Ph.D. in Government in 1974, while lecturing as Assistant Professor at Howard University. 

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Professor David Gamble
Professor David Gamble, an San Francisco State University anthropologist, who has written extensively on The Gambia, passed away on 8 October 2011. Professor Gamble has written on the Mandinka and the Fula and has published dictionaries, folktales, grammar books and bibliographical materials.
Today, he is credited with 151 works in 271 publications in 3 languages and 2,585 library holdings. Some of his works and other information on him can be obtained on the following links:

The Saint Mary's College of Maryland
Hohenthal Gallery, San Francisco State University
The Gambia Studies series
In Roderik Knights film, Music of West Africa:  The Mandinka and their Neigbors, published in 2005, two scenes were filmed by Prof Gamble between 1970 and 1987.
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URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT
THE GAMBIA COPYRIGHT OFFICE UNDER THE NCAC HAS STARTED REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT WORKS AS STIPULATED IN THE GAMBIA COPYRIGHT ACT 2004. AUTHORS WHO HAVE PUBLISHED BOOKS OR MONOGRAPHS ARE INVITED TO PICK UP A REGISTRATION FORM FROM THE NCAC  ACCOUNTS OFFICE AND REGISTER. REGISTRATION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HELPS TO MAINTAIN A RECORD OF THE WORK, PROOF OF OWNERSHIP IN CASE OF COPYRIGHT DISPUTE AND HELPS TO PUBLICIZE THE RIGHTS OF THE AUTHOR. REGISTRATION IS A STEP TOWARDS ENJOYING ROYALTIES FROM WORKS USED.

From Mr Hassoum Ceesay, Director of Copyright Bureau, The Gambia
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Writers' Association of The Gambia (WAG)
WAG

The Association shall be a voluntary, non-profit-making, non-partisan, non-religious and non-segregationist organization. The registered office of the Association shall be situated in the Greater Banjul Area of The Gambia. The Association shall aim to serve the cause of the advancement of writers in The Gambia and to promote a progressive literary culture among Gambians, Africans and the rest of the world’s peoples.

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