LOATAD Black Atlantic Residency III
Opportunity type: Residency
For: Writers
Deadline: 09/07/25
Rewards: Stipend of $500 + $600 Travel cost + accomodation
Location Eligibility: Africa, the Caribbean, North America, South America, Europe
About this opportunity
The LOATAD Black Atlantic Residency brings together writers from across the continent and the Diaspora to explore the theme “What is Africa to the World?”. This final edition, inspired by V.Y. Mudimbe’s The Invention of Africa, focuses on how literature and activism can reshape global perceptions of Africa and create new worldmaking narratives.
Residency length: One month (February–April 2026) at LOATAD in Accra, Ghana.
Rewards
- Up to $600 USD to cover travel costs to and from Ghana (except for US-based applicants
- 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.
Eligibility
- 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.
Entry Fee
Free
How to Apply
Apply using the link: Black Atlantic Residency III
All questions regarding this award should be sent to info@loatad.org
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