Tania Katan
writer. humorist. activist.
writer. humorist. activist.
About
Tania Katan is an author, playwright, and comedic performer. Her memoir My One-Night Stand With Cancer has been awarded the Judy Grahn Nonfiction Award, Stonewall Book Award, and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. Rock-n-Roller Melissa Etheridge had this to say about Katan’s book, “This book rocks! It’s passionate, playful, and downright beautiful.”
As a comedic performer, Katan has cracked up more than a few people at the Edinburgh
Festival Fringe, ACT Seattle, The Painted Bride, Comedy Central Stage, and more.
Her solo-show Saving Tania’s Privates made its New York debut at Frigid New York Festival in 2011 where it won Audience Choice Award for BEST SHOW and the Sold Out Run Award.
Her performances and published work have been written about in The New York Times, BUST Magazine, Bitch Magazine, Running Times, The Scotsman, and other international publications.Katan loves orange and blue sneakers, snuggling French Bulldogs, and using humor to point out injustices and change the world!
