Meet the founders


Leonie Annor-Owiredu is a writer and strategist with bylines in Empire and Harpers Bazaar. She is an alumni of London Library Emerging Writers 21-22’ and HarperCollins Author Academy 21’.

Hannah Lee is the award-winning author of critically acclaimed children's books ‘My Hair’ and ‘The Rapping Princess’ published by Faber & Faber.

Together, they are the founders of Words We Write, a literary festival that celebrates and champions the contributions of Black writers and artists to our global cultural heritage.