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Zia Ahmed

Home Town

London, England

Stage Debut

2019

Zia Ahmed is a poet and playwright from North West London. He was shortlisted for Young Poet Laureate for London 2015/16 and is a former Roundhouse Poetry Slam champion. He has written short pieces for the Royal Court’s Living Newspaper: Edition 5 and Living Archive: Vol 1 and his debut play I Wanna Be Yours, premiered at the Bush Theatre. He is a recipient of the Royal Court Theatre Jerwood New Playwrights Programme 2021 and is currently under commission by the Royal Court.


Works by Zia Ahmed

Living Newspaper: Edition 5

Living Newspaper: Edition 5

2021

Zia Ahmed , Leo Butler , Guillermo Calderón , Nick Cassenbaum , E. V. Crowe , Maud Dromgoole , Nessah Muthy , Iman Qureshi , Marcelo Dos Santos , Nina Segal , Dalia Taha , Joel Tan , Maya Zbib

Living Archive Vol. 1: Recovery Position

Living Archive Vol. 1: Recovery Position

2022

Zia Ahmed