🎙️ INTERVIEW: Writing Heartfelt Comedy w/ Somebody Somewhere Creator Hannah Bos
​** This is a LIVE interview with author Hannah Bos about the craft of writing and reality of building a writing career. Attendees will be sent a recording after the interview. **
​How can we write funny stories full of heart and compassion? How can we write earnestly about painful experiences?Â
​Set in small-town America, the HBO series Somebody Somewhere tells the story of Sam (Bridget Everett) as she returns to Kansas hometown following her sister's death.Â
​Hannah Bos is the co-creator and writer (along with her writing partner Paul Thureen) of Somebody Somewhere, which has just been renewed for a third season. The Hollywood Reporter called Somebody Somewhere "quietly revelatory," and IndieWire called it "a must-see heartfelt delight."
​Join us for a conversation with Hannah as we discuss her journey as a storyteller, using humor to heal, and writing about transformative friendships.Â
​We'll also explore:Â
​Hannah's experiences of working alongside her writing partner, Paul ThureenÂ
​How her background as an actor and creator of devised theater informs her writing
​Her journey from writing for the theater to writing for the screenÂ
​How we can turn quiet moments into powerful storytellingÂ
​About Hannah Bos Â
​Hannah Bos is a Brooklyn based writer who, along with her writing partner Paul Thureen, is the creator/showrunner of HBO’s Somebody Somewhere. The first season of the show received an AFI Award and Peabody nomination and Hannah and Paul were nominated for a 2022 Humanitas Prize for Comedy Teleplay for the pilot episode. Season 2 is available now and the series was recently picked up for a third season. Together they have also written for HBO’s High Maintenance and Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle. They received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for "Best First Screenplay" for their feature Driveways (dir. Andrew Ahn) which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. Along with Oliver Butler, Hannah and Paul were founders/co-Artistic Directors of The Debate Society, a multiple-Obie award winning, Brooklyn based theater company. As an actor, Hannah has received a Drama Desk Award and Lortel Nomination.
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​Parul Bavishi and Matt Trinetti are the co-founders of the London Writers' Salon, creators of the webby-nominated Writers' Hour daily writing sessions, and hosts of the London Writers' Salon podcast.
​Parul Bavishi has been an editor for over a decade. In addition to running LWS she helps thriller, YA and non-fiction writers level up their craft and get published. She writes and edits for the Story Grid. She has worked as an editor and literary scout at Random House, Quercus & Eccles Fisher. She analyses TV hit shows (Killing Eve, Ozark, Game of Thrones) on the Story Grid Showrunners Podcast.
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