Kayla Harren studied illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Her work has been featured in the Society of Illustrators Editorial and Book Show as well as 3x3 , Click , and Zoodinos . She's illustrated more than thirty short stories for children's book app, FarFaria and Juma the Giraffe published by the Wildlife Nature Institute as part of their education outreach program in Africa.

She currently lives with her husband and their hound dog in Minnesota where she gathers inspiration for stories during long walks in the woods.