Raised in Tottenham, North London, Zena Edwards has become known as one the most unique voices of performance poetry to come out of London. She was nominated for the Arts Foundation Award for Performance Poetry 2007 and won the Hidden Creatives Award 2012. Zena has been involved in performance for 20 years – as a writer/poet performer, facilitator, creative project developer and vocalist after graduating from Middlesex University. She recently studied at The London International School for Performing Arts. She has written and performed two one woman shows “Security” – 2009 and “Travelling Light” - 2011 with a strong self-devised education package, which toured nationally and internationally with quality reviews and critical acclaim.