Born in Nigeria, Inua Ellams is a poet, playwright & performer, graphic artist & designer. His first play The 14^th Tale was awarded a Fringe First at the Edinburgh International Theatre Festival and his fourth Barber Shop Chronicles sold out two runs at England’s National Theatre. He has been commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, Tate Modern, Louis Vuitton, BBC Radio & Television.

His poetry books include Candy Coated Unicorn and Converse All Stars published by Flipped Eye, The Wire-Headed Heathen by Akashic Books, The Half God of Rainfall by 4th Estate and The Actual by Penned in The Margins.

Other plays include Black T-shirt Collection and Three Sisters published by Oberon. Identity, Displacement & Destiny are reoccurring themes in his work, where he mixes the old with the new: traditional African oral storytelling with contemporary poetics.