(If that last one doesn’t ring a bell, feel free to Google Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Nathaniel Hawthorne.) And, while we’re at it: Letters of introduction; letters of recommendation; and, ...

Here’s a rather nonintuitive writing tip I learned early in my career: When there’s tragedy, drama or big emotions in a story, pull the writing back. Do less. Let the story carry the weight of what’s ...

As a humor writer, I try to write about everything. It's basically all that I know how to do. RELATED: My Best Friend’s Death Wasn’t A “Blessing” — She Was Mentally Ill But the thing about writing ...

Writing captures the breadth of human emotion, so it’s curious that we don’t often find humor taking the center stage in our literary worlds. At Wednesday’s Stegner Fellow reading, two writers ...

SHEBOYGAN - Humor writer Chris Brethwaite, well known for his work as a lead writer of the Maxine greeting cards, thinks we need all the humor we can get right now. “The country is facing a lot of ...

A battle for the wittiest person — and a $10,000 check — will commence at the Lincoln Theatre Friday during the 21st Annual Thurber Prize for American Humor award ceremony. Boasting past winners such ...

Admission for Yale creative writing courses remains exceptionally competitive, even as the English department says it will take steps to make its offering more accessible. The department has seen ...

Alfred University Professor of English Juliana Gray’s satirical piece “Escape Room Challenge: Your European Airbnb” was published recently in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, a leading online literary ...

The beloved humor columnist looks back on a long career of wit and wisdom in a new memoir. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate ...