Humor Writing | Online | Creative Writing Classes in NYC and Online with Professional Writing Instructors

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"Having so many humor principles and techniques laid out in front of me gave me a broad palette I could play around with."

- Jodi Lustig
Writer

"This course increased my knowledge of the principles on which humor is based and gave me a host of resources from which to learn more."

- Alana Peters
Solicitor

"Enough pieces of information per week to build a comedy writing arsenal."

- Christie Scanlan
Graphic Designer

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If you chuckle at the essays of Erma Bombeck and the life stories of David Sedaris, if you chortle at the exploits of such fictional characters as Tom Jones and Bridget Jones—you know the pleasure of literary laughter. Humor writing requires all the hallmarks of good writing plus that X factor: being funny.

These courses cover the spectrum of prose humor writing, exploring fiction and such nonfiction forms as memoir, essay, opinion pieces, and parody. You will learn basic principles of humor, how to view the world with a humorist’s eye, and how to maximize the comedic potential in such craft elements as character, structure, dialogue, and voice. You will also learn how and where to market your work.

Whether you seek to write wit, comedy, satire, or farce, we’ll show you how to turn sentences into smiles.

See also: Humor Writing in NYC

Level I
Humor Writing | 10-week Workshop

Using a balance of lecture, exercise, and feedback on work from the instructor and classmates, this course gives students a firm grounding in all the basics of humor writing. Everything is presented in a clear, accessible manner.

Write one/two short humor pieces or begin a book
Lectures on basics of humor writing craft
Writing exercises
Present work for critique (two times)

Humor I is for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals.

View a course syllabus.

(3.0 CEU)

Online Classes

Tuition: $395, Returning Students $365 . Registration Fee $25.

Each class strictly limited to 16 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts	Meeting Day	Location	Time	Special	Enroll
Sep 9	Tuesdays	Online	24 hrs. a day	Sample Class
Oct 14	Tuesdays	Online	24 hrs. a day	Sample Class

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