Writing
Kit Yan
Place of birth
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Known for
Writing
Credits
3 titles
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 many others. Kit is a proud member of the WGAE and a graduate of the 2023 WGAE Staff Writer Bootcamp. Kit has collaborated with Disney, Mighty Oak, Cookies and Milk, and their short films written with d…
Known for
NRAs rising sealevels threaten locations touched by the Pacific Ocean in Hawaiʻi, the Philippines, China, and North America, four women give offerings of music, poetry and heartfelt testimonial to preserve the volcano, ocean, air and land for future generations.
Afterearth
2017
NRAfter surviving sexual assault, a queer Chinese-American woman struggles to tell her immigrant mother why she left school. As she disassociates, she develops the ability to teleport and must learn how to control her powers.
Safe Among Stars
2019
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NRAs rising sealevels threaten locations touched by the Pacific Ocean in Hawaiʻi, the Philippines, China, and North America, four women give offerings of music, poetry and heartfelt testimonial to preserve the volcano, ocean, air and land for future generations.
Afterearth
2017
NRAs rising sealevels threaten locations touched by the Pacific Ocean in Hawaiʻi, the Philippines, China, and North America, four women give offerings of music, poetry and heartfelt testimonial to preserve the volcano, ocean, air and land for future generations.
Afterearth
2017
NRAfter surviving sexual assault, a queer Chinese-American woman struggles to tell her immigrant mother why she left school. As she disassociates, she develops the ability to teleport and must learn how to control her powers.
Safe Among Stars
2019