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Katie Schwartz is an essayist, comedy writer, playwright and writer of other “er”, “ilm” and “ijshn” things. She’s busy—very, very busy with herself.

Her first collection of non-fiction essays titled, "Emotionally Pantsed" is forthcoming from So New Publishing in 08’.

The broad’s essays have been featured in Ostrich Ink: Monkeybicycle, Dirty Humor Issue #5, Homesick Abortion, Farmhouse Magazine, My Legs are Closed for Business, "Winner of the 2006 Editor's Choice Awards, Girlistic Magazine: Ongoing essay series, My Vagina and Me, Seeing Eye to V and My Next Ex, Opium Magazine, Katie Schwartz on Amy Guth, Tastes like Chicken: I Blew the President... A How to Guide and 6S, Handicapping Dating, Bitch, Exiled Christian Kid to Spare? Rescue Me and, I hate. I hate. I hate, among other fabulous publications that she’s super happy published her work, “blow” and “job” free. You can read her daily rants about life, love—or lack thereof and social commentary at her Blog, All the Way from Oy to Vey.

Let’s schlep back for a moment, shall we? Great. Katie began writing jokes and performing stand-up comedy at some fabbylish venues: Stand Up New York, New York Comedy Club, Boston Comedy Club, The Comedy Store and many Gay Pride Festivals throughout California. After a few years, she knew it was writing that she loved more than stand-up, and stopped performing to focus on writing. Several of her essays have debuted at Comedy Central's Sit-n-Spin Writer's Series. Katie was also a proud participant in Hollywood Hell House.

Right now in this very moment, she is going to be hocking everyone and dragging her ass across the country to discuss, promote and sell her book Emotionally Pantsed. That’s the dish