Afro-Asian Writers' Bureau
First Afro-Asian Writers' Conference in Tashkent, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, 1958 | |
| Abbreviation | AAWB |
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| Successor | Writers’ Union of Africa, Asia, and Latin American |
| Formation | 1957 |
| Dissolved | 1990s |
| Purpose | Promotion of Afro-Asian cultural exchange and solidarity |
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Region served | Africa, Asia, Middle East |
| Membership | Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, Egypt |
Secretary General | Ratne Deshapriya Senanayake |
The Afro-Asian Writers' Bureau (AAWB), also known as the Afro-Asian Writers Association, and the Permanent Bureau of Afro-Asian Writers, was a transcultural, intellectual, and political organization that sought to challenge Eurocentric narratives by fostering solidarity among writers from formerly colonized nations.