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Please join Elissa Bassist (MFA, Nonfiction, 2012 ) as she discusses humor writing with panelists Emma Allen, Sofia Manfredi, and Sarah Pappalardo.
Elissa Bassist edits the “Funny Women” column on The Rumpus and teaches humor writing at The New School, 92NY, Writing Workshops, and elsewhere. Her newsletter is Tragedy Plus Time, and her first book is Hysterical, an award-deserving memoir.
Emma Allen is the cartoon editor of The New Yorker and edits humor pieces on newyorker.com. She has been a member of the magazine’s editorial staff since 2012 and has written more than a hundred stories for the magazine and Web site.
Sofía Manfredi is a staff writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. She previously wrote for Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj and for ClickHole. Her writing also appeared in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology exactly one time.
Sarah Pappalardo is a writer, producer, and digital strategist who co-founded the satirical women's magazine, Reductress. They also co-authored the books, How to Win at Feminism and How to Stay Productive When the World is Ending. Sarah was named one of TIME Magazine’s "23 People Who Are Changing What's Funny Right Now,” Rolling Stone’s “50 Funniest People Right Now,” and listed on Adweek’s “Creative 100: Innovators Reshaping the Media Landscape."
Presented by the Creative Writing Program at the Schools of Public Engagement.
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