⚜️KAYLA HARDY⚜️
Author|Screenwriter
Kayla Hardy, PH.D., is a mythology expert and award winning multi- hyphenate author and screenwriter originally from Akron, Ohio. She earned a doctorate in English, specializing in creative writing and African American literature, from Binghamton University at age twenty-six. Dr. Hardy served as an adjunct professor at Binghamton University and is an avid scholar and lover of Black folklore, mythology, and Voodoo. Inspired by her Louisiana Creole ancestry and familial lineage of rootwork and magic, Kayla aims to tell diverse-driven horror and dark fantasy stories.
Originally conceived as a television pilot, THE QUARTER QUEEN was the prose winner of the 7th annual Launch Pad Prose competition. She is repped by Emma Kapson at Verve Talent & Literary Agency.