Wood Lawrence - Your Caption Has Been Selected More Than Anyone Could Possibly Want To Know About The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A behind - the - scenes look at The New Yorker cartoon caption contest its history how it's judged and the secrets to writing a winning caption Every week thousands of people enter The New Yorker cartoon caption contest in hopes of seeing their name and caption in print. But only one person has made it to the finalists round an astounding fifteen times and won eight contests: Lawrence Wood also known as the Ken Jennings of caption writing. What's Wood's secret? What makes a caption good or bad? How do you beat the crowd? And most important what makes a caption funny? Packed with 175 of the magazine's best cartoons and featuring a foreword by Bob Mankoff former cartoon editor of The New Yorker and creator of the caption contest Your Caption Has Been Selected takes you behind the scenes to learn about the contest's history the way it's judged and what it has to say about humor creativity and good writing. Lawrence reveals his own captioning process and shows readers how to generate the perfect string of words to get a laugh. Informative funny and just a little vulgar this book will delight anyone who doesn't have a personal vendetta against the author.
Title: Your Caption Has Been Selected More Than Anyone Could Possibly Want To Know About The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest
Author(s): Wood Lawrence
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Barcode: 9781250333407
Pages: 288 Pages, Includes 175 Cartoons Throughout And Colored Endpapers
Publication Date: 6/4/2024
Category: Humour Collections & Anthologies