Lana Schwartz is a freelance writer who was born and raised in New York City, where she continues to live today.

She's written for Ubisoft, The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, The Truth (a fiction podcast), Slate, Hello Gloria, Shondaland, InStyle, Hell Gate, Glamour, The Hairpin, Vulture, Mental Floss, Above Average, and The Toast; she was formerly a contributor to The Onion, and has also contributed to StarWipe (a vertical of The Onion), The Hard Times, and The Whiskey Journal.

She was previously a writer for the sketch teams 17:38 and Deathbird, whose show HINT: A Murder Mystery enjoyed a run at UCB NY. Her half hour play, Single Dead Female - a take on the true crime boom - was selected as a New York Times Critic's Pick.

Together with her friend, Ilana Michelle Carmi, she created videos as one-half of Nanners Comedy. Their Annual Chanukahstravaganza show regularly sells out and has been recommended by The New York Times, New York Magazine, NBC's Listen Up, TimeOut, and more. Lana also hosts Letters & Sodas, a monthly comedy and reading series at Greats of Craft in Long Island City.

Her first book, Build Your Own Romantic Comedy: Pick Your Plot, Meet Your Man, and Direct Your Happily Ever After was released by Ulysses Press on March 17, 2020. It was named one of Vulture’s Best Comedy Books of the Year and called “a “brilliantly fun book you’ll want to explore again and again” by Entertainment Weekly.

Her romance novella Set Piece was published by 831 Stories in May 2025. It received praise from Bustle, TheSkimm, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, and more, and was referred to as a “brisk and delightful contemporary” by Publisher’s Weekly.

Lana is available for hire for editorial needs, copywriting, ghostwriting, content writing, and more.