Litquake 2026

Yuliya (it rhymes with Goo-lia) Patsay is a writer and performer navigating American life with Soviet programming (oy to the vey!). She is the author of the memoir Until the Last Pickle and creator of the Substack 'Buckle Up Bubelah'. When she’s avoiding writing (ahem), you can find her telling true-ish stories to live audiences or producing sketch comedy her babushka finds hilarious (and a little concerning... Read More →

Malik Robinson is morally outraged. He's written sketch comedy for Killing My Lobster, improvised short form games with All Out Comedy Theater and performed stand up in various showcases. Posterior chain stretches occupy much of his free time. 

Claire Oshetsky is the author of the novels EVIL GENIUS (February 2026) POOR DEER (January 2024) and CHOUETTE (November 2021), all from Ecco. Claire lives in Santa Cruz, California.

Rebecca Handler’s debut novel, Edie Richter is Not Alone, received a Kirkus Starred Review and was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Her short stories have been published and awarded in several anthologies. Her second novel, In the Round, will be publishe... Read More →

Scott Meyer is the co-owner and director of Endgames Improv in The Mission District, shaping the theater's creative vision since 2013. Trained at Endgames, iO Chicago, Second City, and UCB, he has spent 13 years performing in the long-running improv show "Your F'd Up Relationship" and recent... Read More →