Laura Hankin is an author, performer, and comedy writer whose second novel, “Happy And You Know It,” will be published by Penguin Random House in 2020. Her musical comedy duo Feminarchy has been featured in The New York Times, HuffPost, Funny or Die, and more.

She also writes and performs for a house sketch comedy team at The Peoples Improv Theater. Her writing has been featured in McSweeney’s and HuffPost, among others, and she has acted off-Broadway, onscreen, and in various viral internet videos. She graduated from Princeton University, and has loved working as a teaching artist throughout New York City