Özgen was born and raised in London most of her life and spent a few years in Sydney Australia in the 1970's during her childhood. Her love for books started from an early age where she used to love going to the library next door to her primary school to borrow books such as The Adventures Of Tin Tin, The Cat In The Hat by Dr Seuss, and the Asterix series, which were just some of her childhood favourites.

Her mother often encouraged her to write stories from a very young age and she also taught her to read and write in Turkish at the age of 7.

Özgen has a corporate background and is a Commercial Finance Broker. She writes children's books in her spare time. She says: "I'm so proud of Henrietta Hen In Trouble Again and it is my dream to have a whole range of children's books which helps support my charity, Demelza".

Henrietta Hen In Trouble Again is suitable for young children (between the ages of 4-8) in which she has based the main character - 'Henrietta Hen' on her vivacious mother! The book about friendships and adventure and has excellent reviews on Amazon.

She's currently illustrating her second book which involves a Moose called 'Malcolm' and a Sheep called 'Fred' which is a funny story about the two characters becoming friends in unlikely circumstances. Özgen's stories contain soft messages to children about being kind and helping each other. Henrietta Hen In Trouble Again and all books written by Özgen support her chosen children's charity Demelza (www.demelza.org.uk) in which she donates a percentage of the sales.