The Library Of Africa and The African Diaspora (LOATAD) is a decolonised private library, archive, writing residency, and museum dedicated to the work of African and Diaspora writers from the late 19th-century to the present day. Based in Accra, it was founded by Sylvia Arthur in 2017 using 1300 of her own books. LOATAD’s current collection contains around 4000 books by writers from 41 of Africa’s 54 countries and Black authors from the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, and around the world.
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Does your work grapple with the complexities and nuances of what it means to be African, or of African descent, in the 21st century? If yes, you are invited to apply for the LOATAD Black Atlantic Residency II!
Date Posted: 09 Aug, 2024