LOATAD Black Atlantic Residency II

• Up to $600 USD to cover travel costs to and from Ghana
  *Please note: We are unable to provide any funding for travel from or to the USA due to the conditions of our funding. If you are based in the United States and would like to apply, you will be responsible for your own travel costs to and from Ghana*
• One month room and board at LOATAD in Accra, Ghana.
• A stipend of $500 USD.
• Access to the library’s extensive resources.
• Trips to relevant places of interest in Ghana.
• Meetings with key players in the Ghanaian/African literary space.

• Beginner, Emerging and Established writers from and/or based in Africa, the Caribbean, North America, South America, and Europe whose work engages with issues concerning Africa and/or the Diaspora, specifically, The Black Atlantic.
• Writers of fiction, narrative nonfiction, poetry, playwrights, and academic texts with good publication credits in literary journals / magazines / newspapers, etc.
• Writers can write in any language, but must be able to communicate in English.
• Writers must be aged 21 or over.
• Writers must own a valid passport and be willing to travel to Ghana to participate in the physical residency.

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