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  • We’re on a break!

    We’re on a break!

    After a busy seven months, we are taking a well-earned break! Though the library is closed, we will continue to be open online, posting news, happenings, and opportunities on our social media pages. We’ll brb. See you soon! Image: Nipah Dennis

    LOATAD

    July 18, 2022
    News
    News
  • Work to begin on construction of new eco-library in Nsutam

    Work to begin on construction of new eco-library in Nsutam

    Work on the construction of a new mudLIBRARY, an eco-friendly library that makes the most out of materials from the environment in which it is set, is due to begin next week (11 July). The library is a partnership between Austrian architectural NGO, Archifair, Ghanaian construction company, Hive Earth, and LOATAD’s #BookDropGhana campaign.

    LOATAD

    July 6, 2022
    News
  • The 2022 LOATAD WAW Residency Comes to an End

    The 2022 LOATAD WAW Residency Comes to an End

    Our 2022 West African Writers (WAW) Residency is officially over! What a joy it’s been these past five months to be in community with writers, thinkers, and all-round good people from across the region!  Since February, we’ve hosted 18 writers, including two from our Digital Residency, at LOATAD in Accra. For most, this was their […]

    LOATAD

    July 15, 2022
    News
    residencies, waw residency
  • Open Call: Residency and Production Programme for West African and Scottish Writers

    Open Call: Residency and Production Programme for West African and Scottish Writers

    Six mid-career/established writers from West Africa and Scotland will be given the space and resources to create new work during two exciting cross-cultural residencies in the Scottish Highlands and in Ghana. Writers will also take part in a supporting digital programme of connection, which will expand the scope of the residencies. and facilitate the production […]

    LOATAD

    July 7, 2022
    News
  • West African Writers showcase the best in contemporary literature

    West African Writers showcase the best in contemporary literature

    Thank you to everyone who came out for our “Readings by West African Writers” event last Saturday. It was a special night of listening, discussion, and learning and it was a testament to the power and diversity of contemporary West African literature. Huge thanks to our readers, our wonderful #WAWResidents: 💐 Barth Akpah 🇱🇷🇳🇬💐 Molara Wood […]

    LOATAD

    May 30, 2022
    Events
  • Ghana Creative Community Meetup

    Ghana Creative Community Meetup

    Big Thanks to everyone who attended our first Ghana Creative Community Meetup and Open Forum last Sunday! Writers, bloggers, photographers and supporters came through in their numbers to get together in community and discuss the joys and challenges of being a creative in Ghana. Massive thanks to Henneh Kwaku Kyereh for leading a live service […]

    LOATAD

    March 21, 2022
    Events
    poetry
  • What Does it Mean to be a Woman in Ghana Today?

    What Does it Mean to be a Woman in Ghana Today?

    It was a pleasure for LOATAD to organise and moderate a panel discussion on behalf of the British High Commission for Africa Gender Month. “What Does It Mean to be a Woman in Ghana Today?” brought together a stellar panel of dynamic Ghanaian women that cut across class, religion, sexuality and gender identity, and dis/ability […]

    LOATAD

    March 18, 2022
    Events
  • Mme Diop Wane of Presence Africaine visits LOATAD

    Mme Diop Wane of Presence Africaine visits LOATAD

    It was an honour to welcome Mme Marie-Aida Diop Wane to LOATAD last Wednesday. Mme Diop Wane is a translator and the daughter of the legendary Alioune Diop 🇸🇳 (1910-1980), writer, editor, and founder of the pioneering pan-African journal Présence Africaine, and a central figure in the Négritude movement. Mme Diop Wane gave a talk […]

    LOATAD

    March 10, 2022
    News
  • Aja Monet Poetry Workshops

    Aja Monet Poetry Workshops

    Caribbean-American poet, Aja Monet, held two poetry workshops at LOATAD in January 2022: Freed Between The Lines and Shift: I Am She, a women-only workshop. Both workshops were oversubscribed with long waiting lists, and attendees came from as far afield as the Volta Region and the Ashanti Region. The workshops were interactive and participatory. Attendees […]

    LOATAD

    January 27, 2022
    Events
    aja monet, poetry, workshops

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