Tanzania
Utamaduni wa kuandika na kusoma vitabu umeenea nchini Tanzania. Fasihi andishi nyingi za Kitanzania ni za Kiswahili au Kiingereza.  Watu mashuhuri katika fasihi andishi ya Tanzania ni pamoja na Shaaban Robert (anatambulika kama baba wa fasihi ya Kiswahili), Muhammed Saley Farsy, Faraji Katalambulla, Adam Shafi Adam, Muhammed Said Abdalla, Said Ahmed Mohammed Khamis, Mohamed Suleiman Mohamed, Euphrase Kezilahabi, Gabriel Ruhumbika, Ebrahim Hussein, May Materru Balisidya, Fadhy Mtanga, Abdulrazak Gurnah, na Penina O. Mlama.