Your Caption Has Been Selected
more than anyone could possibly want to know about the new yorker cartoon caption contest
$86.67
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
9 September 2024
Summary
Crack the Code: The Ultimate Guide to Winning The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest
Every week, thousands vie for the coveted title of caption contest winner in The New Yorker. But one name stands out: Lawrence Wood, a fifteen-time champion.
What’s his secret? What elevates a caption from mediocre to masterful? How can you outwit the competition? And, fundamentally, what makes something funny?
Inside, discover:
- Over 150 of the magazine’s most memorable…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250333407 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1250333407 |
| Author: | Lawrence Wood |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 9 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 752g |
| Dimensions: | 217mm x 193mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“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
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.
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