ABOUT

Kayla Tellington is a 25-year-old writer and educator based in Baltimore, Maryland. She is a proud graduate of the University of Baltimore, where she earned her BA in English with a focus in Creative Writing and a minor in Business. She recently completed her MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts at her alma mater.

Kayla has spent her entire life in Baltimore and never hesitates to share that she’s a graduate of THEE Baltimore Polytechnic Institute—especially when speaking at local events. Over the years, she’s explored several successful small business ventures, but her deepest passion has always been writing.

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Originally drawn to fantasy in her early storytelling, Kayla now writes emotionally grounded thrillers and suspense-driven narratives, often centering young adult voices. Her current work explores how silence, power, and vulnerability shape girlhood. She is the founder and Chief Editor of KayTell Ink, a literary magazine she launched in 2020, and hopes to expand the platform by publishing curated anthologies in the near future.

Kayla’s mission is simple: to share, write, teach, and always strive to be a better version of herself.