Funny Frameworks for Fiction:

Generative Writing for Longer Comedic Stories

Taught By Caitlin Kunkel

Oct 30 from 1-3 pm EST

Or

Nov 15 from 7-9 PM EST

On ZOOM

In this class, writer, editor, and teacher Caitlin Kunkel will take writers through three forms—parody, travelogue, and epistolary—that can be used as frameworks for longer comedic fiction. We’ll go over the hallmarks of each via examples and class discussion, then move into structured writing prompts for the three forms. This generative writing can serve as framing devices for a longer story, or perhaps as the jumping-off point for a short story or piece of funny flash fiction. We’ll also discuss why starting with an elevated form can make it easier to write fiction in a comedic key. Students will be sent several longer examples to read prior to meeting. This class is for those looking to make the leap from short humor/satire to something longer—but just as funny!

A little about your teacher:

Caitlin Kunkel's writing has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, McSweeney's, and on public radio. She's the co-founder of the comedy site The Belladonna, created the online satire writing program for The Second City, and co-created the Satire and Humor Festival. Her first co-written book, NEW EROTICA FOR FEMINISTS, was published by Penguin Random House in 2018 and named one of the 10 best comedy books of the year by Vulture (NY Mag).