Kit Yan

Writer Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 2017–2024 (7 year career)

Biography

Kit Yan is a NYC based writer from the Kingdom of Hawaii. Kit is a recipient of the 2023 Helen Merrill Award, 2022 ASCAP Harold Adamson Lyric Award, 2021 Jonathan Larson Grant , 2021 Kleban Prize, and the 2019 Vivace Award. Fellowships and residencies include Sundance, MacDowell, Hermitage, The Dramatists Guild Foundation, The Playwright’s Center, and Lincoln Center. Their work has been produced at Lincoln Center, The American Repertory Theater, East West Players, and The Smithsonian among man…