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Join us for QUILOMBO | An Afternoon with Beatriz Nascimento
Join us on Saturday, 1 June at 3pm at LOATAD for an afternoon centered on Beatriz Nascimento’s work around the history and importance of the Quilombos in Brazil. We’ll be screening the documentary, ORÍ, and reading excerpts from The Dialect Is In The Sea, a publication of collected writings by one of the most influential Black…
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LOATAD to participate in historic “Remember Colonialism” event in Berlin
In the heart of Berlin, where the division of Africa was once sealed at the Congo Conference of 1884/85 under the leadership of Chancellor von Bismarck, an event is taking place that spans an arc from the past to the present. Dekoloniale presents “Memory Concept,” a free three-day event (25-27 April). “Remembering Colonialism”, a project…
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Announcing the LOATAD Black Atlantic Residents 2024!
Congratulations to our 2024 LOATAD Black Atlantic Residents! We received 442 applications from across Africa and the Diaspora for the 12 places on the residency. Get to know the exceptional writers and thinkers who’ll be joining us at LOATAD this year to grapple with the question, What is Africa to Me? individually and in community:…
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LOATAD Founder, Sylvia Arthur, is the 2023 Brittle Paper Literary Person of the Year
From Brittle Paper: Sylvia Arthur is the 2023 Brittle Paper African Literary Person of the Year for her outstanding work as the founder of the Library of Africa and the African Diaspora (@loatad_org) in Accra, Ghana. She is the 9th honoree of the award. @NnediOkorafor was the first to receive the award in 2015 and since then it…
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Join Us for Movie Night at LOATAD
Join us at LOATAD on Saturday, 18 November at 5pm for a free double screening of “Unite For Bissau” and “From Trash to Treasure” in collaboration with Cultures of Resistance Films. UNITE FOR BISSAU (Nô Kumpu Guiné): Agroecology and Feminism in Guinea-Bissau In the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau, this thought-provoking film takes you on…
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Apply to the LOATAD Black Atlantic Residency 2024
Are you a writer of African descent from: Does your work grapple with the complexities and nuances of what it means to be African/Black in the 21st century? What is Africa to you? The Library Of Africa and The African Diaspora is thrilled to announce our new residency programme that brings together writers from across…
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Ghana and Nigeria Join Forces for Poetry Showcase at LOATAD
Join us on Saturday, 7 October at LOATAD at 3pm for an exciting afternoon of poetry and conversation at the Poet to Poet event, hosted by LOATAD as part of the Here and Now Writers Residency. This event will feature six writers from Ghana and Nigeria: They will share their insights on the craft and…
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Announcing our 2023 West African Writers Residents!
Radical. African. Lit. We are delighted to announce the writers who have been selected to participate in the 2023 West African Writers (WAW) Residency at LOATAD in Accra. We received 160 applications from eight countries across the region. Thank you to everyone who applied! Find out more about our talented cohort below. TOP ROW, LEFT…
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“On Doing Undoing”: A Workshop and Screening with Dr Barby Asante at LOATAD, 29 July at 1pm
Dr Barby Asante, Artist-in-Residence at LOATAD, will lead a workshop that will invite participants into the ways in which she uses writing as a collective and conversational practice in developing her film and performance works. She will also be screening her recent films The Queen and the Black-Eyed Squint- Glasgow, The Arrival, The Tour and…
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Open Call: Apply to LOATAD’s 2023 West African Writers Residency
Applications are open for the second edition of LOATAD’s 2023 West African Writers (WAW) Residency. From now until 6 August, writers who are both citizens of and resident in any one of 16 West African countries can apply to spend one month at LOATAD in Accra, Ghana, between August and December 2023 to work on…
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