Born in Toronto in 1966, Kenn Crawford grew up in the coal-mining town of Glace Bay on Cape Breton, an island off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. He spent his childhood reading books and making up stories; a hobby that led to his love of writing poetry, songs, and short stories. Eventually, he began writing books and screenplays. In 2002, he wrote a weekly newspaper column about songwriting and home recording, and he appeared in "The Cape Bretoner" Magazine as the featured songwriter. In 2016, he took his love of storytelling to the next level by writing, shooting, and directing short films. In 2018, he won a “Canada Shorts” Director’s Award of Commendation. Kenn currently lives on Cape Breton Island running a small recording studio and producing local sing-songwriters and shooting music videos.