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About Me

Tania Katan is an author and comedic solo-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 said of Katan’s book, “This book rocks! It’s passionate, playful, and downright beautiful.”

As a solo-performer, Katan has been seen at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, TEDx Scottsdale, ACT Seattle, Queer Memoir New York, The Painted Bride, The Comedy Central Stage, and more. He solo-show Saving Tania’s Privates was awarded with the prestigious Audience Choice Award at the 2011 Frigid New York Festival.

Her performances and published work have been written about in The New York Times, Running Times, DIVA, GCN Ireland, The Scotsman, and other national, as well as international publications. She is a guest lecturer, comedic engineer, and a great time at a cocktail party! For more information please visit: www.taniakatan.com