Kamilah “K WooDZ” Haywood is an active speaker, panelist and facilitator. Writing is part of their purpose, having published four books with Kya Publishing since 2014. K WooDZ is co-founder of The International Writers Workshop, Find Your Voice and Warrior Women Winning workshops with Toronto Urban Book Expo. Find Your Voice is currently being facilitated in the correctional institution Grand Valley Institution for Women as a literature program for the women currently incarcerated there. They are also the founder of W.A.R productions as a Producer and Director with five music videos to date. In 2023, K WooDZ released their first song “Drowning”, a song about suffering with addiction and mental health, featuring Kalyssa. Their second single was released in 2023 called “I can’t breathe”, which is a song about suffocating from mental health, addiction and suicide. Currently, they are a member of the board of directors at both Rittenhouse and the Elizabeth Fry Society of Toronto, as well as the Canadian Coalition for Children with Incarcerated Parents Advisory Committee based at the University of Ottawa. As a person with lived experience of mental health, addiction, homelessness, incarceration and trauma, K WooDZ uses their work as a form of therapy, expression, and to raise awareness and give a voice to anyone who has or is living with these social issues.
