Ryan J-W Smith is an internationally-acclaimed writer and celebrated poet. At the time of publication, he has written 4 verse plays, 5 short films, over 1,350 Shakespearean sonnets, and is completing 2 feature films. He is recognized as the world's most prolific Shakespearean sonneteer - a title he holds by a considerable and ever-growing margin as he continues to write.

Smith's unique verse plays, Sweet Love Adieu, The Power Play, Love Labours Won and, New World Order, have garnered widespread international accolades, two Arts Council England grant awards, and multiple 4 and 5-star reviews. Produced by Smith's own Rogue Shakespeare® company, Love Labours Won, won The International Award as well as an Encore Producers' Award at the 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Previously, Love Labours Won, wowed huge audiences and professional critics alike for two years running at the world's largest theatre festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and was awarded 'Pick of the Fringe' in 2006 and 2007. Smith's fourth play, New World Order, a one-man show performed and directed by Smith himself, also gathered nothing but glowing 4 and 5-star reviews internationally, and was nominated for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award in 2008.

Smith's on-going commitment to write a highly personal, diary- like, Shakespearean sonnet almost every day has already written him into the history books. The first 500 of his sonnets were published in 2012 in a "literary landmark" (Watkins Magazine) volume entitled 500 Shakespearean Sonnets, that has received nothing but unanimous praise and adulation from stunned critics and readers alike.

Collectively, Smith's films have received 25 international film festival wins, nominations or selections. His last short film, The Poet Cursed (2012), which premiered in the Short Film Corner at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, was an official selection at 7 other international film festivals. Ryan writes, produces, directs and stars in the forthcoming feature films, Vaccine War, and 2plus2makes4. The latter also stars Emmy and Golden Globe winner Ed Asner, Tony-nominated Daniel Sunjata, Professor Noam Chomsky and the late and legendary Emmy-nominated Gore Vidal.

Smith is also the recording artist, 'IMBIBE', and owner of The Talent Scout (www.thetalentscout.org).