Full details of the programme timeline are outlined below.
PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS RESIDENCY.
This residency will include:
- Stipend of £2000 for each writer (£1000 per residency), plus travel, food costs, and accommodation;
- A digital platform and programme to share and collaborate with participating writers;
- Transport to locations of interest in the Scottish Highlands and in Accra;
- Transport to Lagos International Poetry Festival, accommodation and subsistence costs;
- Time and space to develop work and expand creative practice;
- Development of a digital anthology of work.
Participation in an event programme, including:
- Delivery of workshops/readings within local communities in the Scottish Highlands, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, and in Accra;
- A final performance event and launch of digital anthology at LIPFest, Lagos International Poetry Festival.
| 2023 | HERE AND NOW RESIDENCY PROGRAMME |
| May, June, July | Digital collaborations beginning to work with the theme, Here and Now |
| 24th July – 20th August | Moniack Mhor Residency, Scottish Highlands This will include performance events or workshops with the local community, and the Edinburgh International Book Festival. At the end of this portion of the residency, the writers will submit a draft of work in progress to begin design of a digital anthology of work. |
| 20th August – 26th September | Digital collaborations to develop works in progress, further exploration of the theme. |
| 26th September – 25th October | LOATAD Residency, Accra, Ghana Including community engagement events or workshops. During this residency, writers will be asked to submit their final pieces of work for the digital anthology. |
| 26th October – 29th October | Final performance at LIPFest, Lagos, Nigeria Launch of digital anthology of work.This will be a live event, with digital audiences in West Africa and Scotland. |
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