Cynthia Marangwanda is a Zimbabwean writer and poet. She is an established spoken word artist, page poet and published author. Her book “Shards” won a NAMA award in 2015 for Outstanding First Creative Published Work. She has shared her work locally and abroad, in places such as Namibia, Lesotho, The Netherlands and United States. Her poetry and writing mainly deal with themes of identity, African spirituality, cultural heritage, Afrocentric womanhood and revolutionary ideology. She holds an honours degree in Women’s and Gender Studies from Women’s University in Africa.