Your Caption Has Been Selected - by Lawrence Wood (Hardcover)
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- 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.
- About the Author: Lawrence Wood has been a finalist in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest a record-setting fifteen times and won eight contests.
- 288 Pages
- Humor, Form
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About the Book
"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 is perfect for fans of the contest, readers interested in how humor works, and anyone who dreams of the day they receive an e-mail stating, "Your caption has been selected.""--Book Synopsis
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.Review Quotes
"An appealing book about a surprisingly difficult task: writing a good cartoon caption. Entertaining . . . throughout, the author is charmingly eccentric and pleasing." --Kirkus Reviews
"Diverting . . . New Yorker readers will get a kick out of this." --Publishers Weekly
"Witty." --Christian Science Monitor
About the Author
Lawrence Wood has been a finalist in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest a record-setting fifteen times and won eight contests. For more than twenty years he was a lecturer in law at the University of Chicago Law School, where he taught a class on housing and poverty law that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dismissed as a "waste of time." Lawrence is currently the supervising attorney at Legal Action Chicago.Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 7.5 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Humor
Sub-Genre: Form
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Theme: Comic Strips & Cartoons
Format: Hardcover
Author: Lawrence Wood
Language: English
Street Date: June 4, 2024
TCIN: 89785597
UPC: 9781250333407
Item Number (DPCI): 247-42-2864
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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