Born and raised in Singapore, Kyla graduated in 2021 from Stanford University. She now works at a tech company in Silicon Valley, California. Besides novel-writing, Kyla has an extensive magazine editorial portfolio. Previously, she was a fashion and lifestyle writer at Vogue Singapore. She has also written for the Singapore editions of Harper's Bazaar and Tatler, covered the Asian Television Awards, and interviewed personalities such as singer Nathan Sykes. For her books, Kyla is represented by Alex Rice at Creative Artists Agency. For film rights to her books, Kyla is represented by Berni Barta at Creative Artists Agency