Whether you’re writing pure comedy, constructing some satire, or trying to weave a little bit of funny into serious pieces, this session will give you some more tools to use when thinking about humor in your work. We’ll look at some contemporary and older examples of humor in prose, discuss ways to approach writing funny lines and scenes, and do a few short exercises to play with being funny in our work!

Arthur Tarley (he/him) is a writer, activist, and union member originally from Queens, NY. He was selected for a 2022 Kenyon Review Writers Workshop. His fiction can be found in The Dillydoun Review, High Shelf Press, Coffin Bell Journal, and elsewhere. Arthur’s essays are in Vox and Current Affairs. His work, including his completed novel manuscript and novel-in-progress, tends to be speculative, dark, satirical, and anti-capitalist.