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Dramaturgy on a fun lil’ Shakespeare project!

Are thou a Shakespeare Fangirl? Then check out writer, animator, and spitfire comedian Leigh Lahav’s SHAKESPEARE FANGIRLS (10th-year anniversary special),... Read more

LA Times Festival of Books this weekend!

Hello Friends! It’s that magical time of year again, #Bookfest weekend! Please join me over at the YA Stage on... Read more

New Podcast Drop! *Cue the fireworks*

Hi Pals and Fellow Podcast Fans, I was interviewed by our friend and incredible songwriter, Juliana Finch, for the Artist... Read more

Fight or Fright plays in Chicago May 18-20 and May 25-27!

Helloooo, Chicago! FIGHT OR FRIGHT  is on William Howard Taft High School’s student directed one-act line up for the next... Read more

about kayla

Kayla Cagan’s first book, PIPER PERISH received universal praise and starred reviews from ALA Booklist, as well as being an Amazon Bestseller, a Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Month, and made the Indie Next Choice list. PIPER PERISH was also picked as a Spirit of Texas High School Reading Program 2018 selection, a Kansas NEA Reading Circle Catalog selection, and a nominee for the Overdrive Book selection. Her second book, ART BOSS, was called an engaging portrait of the artist as a young woman” by Kirkus Review, and “an automatic pick-up for fans” by Booklist. Both books were selected for the Quarantine Book Club series in 2020.

Her numerous short plays and monologues have been published by Applause Books and Smith and Kraus are widely contracted and produced nationally in high schools and universities. She has also contributed comics and essays to assorted collections, including Girl Crush Zine, Womanthology, and Unite and Take Over: Stories Inspired by the Smiths.

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