Samantha Schoech, a writer, copywriter and editor from San Francisco, says her “go-to fantasy” is a “long, relaxed stay in a hotel and a Do Not Disturb sign.” Karen Chee, a recent Harvard University graduate now working as a comedy writer and performer in New York, envisions Dayton as an “idyllic place for me and… Read More
We have lined up more than 50 top-notch preliminary judges to review and rank the 401 entries we received in our inaugural “A Hotel Room of One’s Own: The Erma Bombeck | Anna Lefler Humorist-in-Residence Program.” They will narrow the field to between five and 10 finalist for judging by Alan Zweibel and Laraine Newman, original… Read More
“You had me at room service,” one applicant wrote. The inaugural “A Hotel Room of One’s Own: The Erma Bombeck | Anna Lefler Humorist-in-Residence Program” attracted 401 applications from 44 states, the District of Columbia and five other countries — Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. What writer wouldn’t want to attend the… Read More
No pressure, funny writers. Comedy legends Alan Zweibel and Laraine Newman, original writer and cast member of Saturday Night Live, will team up again, this time to serve as finalist judges for A Hotel Room of One’s Own: The Erma Bombeck | Anna Lefler Humorist-in-Residence Program. Thanks to a generous gift from comic novelist and… Read More
New York Times’ bestselling author Jenny Lawson (aka The Bloggess) tweets, “I cannot recommend this enough.” Well, what writer can possibly turn down free room service? A maid? The solitude of time to write? On the banks of the Dayton Riviera, no less. Parade.com broke the story nationally on Sept. 6 when the University of… Read More
DAYTON, Ohio — Room service. An omelet bar. The sun rising over the Great Miami River or, as some affectionately call it, the Dayton Riviera. Thanks to a generous gift from comic novelist and writer Anna Lefler, the University of Dayton’s Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop is offering two emerging humor writers the opportunity to dive… Read More
