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Meet Kyra Droog


If her younger self could have chosen her profession, Kyra would either be a paleontologist, a marine biologist, or a detective. Luckily for both ancient and current land and marine life, Kyra decided to make use of her talents elsewhere. As for being a detective, well... studying detectives counts, right? 


Armed with a Bachelor of Communication Studies and a Master of Publishing (yes, it's a real thing!), Kyra has spent her life analyzing, learning about, and working with the written word—particularly those written under the name Franklin W. Dixon. Kyra's academic work utilizes the Hardy Boys series as a jumping off point through which to explore gatekeeping, censorship, and historic children's literature. Her podcast, Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast, shares her work in an engaging, non-academic style. Kyra has presented at conferences across Canada, the United States, and Germany about the Hardy Boys and gatekeeping and censorship of children's literature.


When she isn't busy being a big Hardy Boys nerd (and since she's always doing that, we're not sure how she has time for other things), Kyra spends her days working in grant writing and fundraising, volunteering within the Canadian publishing industry, teaching fitness classes, and acting as a personal pillow for her very demanding and extremely toothless kitty, Nova. 


Kyra is a...

Storyteller


  • Kyra believes in the power of stories and weaves storytelling into every aspect of her work.


  • From creative writing and non-fiction to grant writing and podcasting, Kyra is an experienced and dedicated storyteller.


Publishing Professional


  • With extensive experience in writing, editing, and publication management, Kyra brings leadership and quality to publishing projects. 


  • Kyra's work and volunteerism as a project manager, publishing assistant, and literary agent demonstrates her versatility across this industry. 

Communicator


  • Clear and meaningful communication plays a key role in Kyra's success. 


    • Kyra's background and experience gives her the skills and strategy to communicate clearly, purposefully, and with meaningful connection at their core.

    Public
    Speaker


    • Kyra is a seasoned public speaker, drawing on over a decade of experience being up in front of audiences large and small. 


    • She has been welcomed to share convocation addresses as well as present at virtual and in-person conferences across the globe.

    Podcaster


    • Kyra is the host of Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast, which launched in January 2026. 


    • Sleuth Studies: The Hardy Boys Podcast uses the Hardy Boys series as a jumping off point to explore the world around us, welcoming guest experts each episode to discuss publishing, film and television, academia, book collecting, and more. 

    Fitness Instructor


    • Since 2021, Kyra has been a Fitness Alberta-certified fitness instructor, teaching aquatic- and land-based fitness classes. 


    • Kyra teaches a wide variety of fitness classes,  includes teaching bootcamp, HIIT, spincycle, kickboxing, and aquafit - and has well over one hundred individually curated musical playlists to make each class fun, engaging, and memorable. 

    ... and so much more!

    Kyra's CV