This 9-Year-Old Girl Loves the New Yorker’s Cartoon Caption Contest
Last week comedy writer Bess Kalb shared a series of hilarious captions written by her cousin’s 9-year-old daughter, Alice, for the New Yorker’s famous weekly caption contest.
Everything is terrible but my cousin’s 9-year old daughter Alice has been quietly and masterfully slaying the @NewYorker’s caption contest and it’s pure delight. pic.twitter.com/Lhzmq7Pnsb
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) April 4, 2018
Bess says Alice grabs every issue before her mom can get a hold of it. She also knows every lyric to the musical Hamilton. As her tweets of the captions went viral, Bess used the opportunity to plead for teachers, parents and friends to encourage and nurture creative writing in young girls, providing a long string of thoughts on why. To read the rant, scroll up from this tweet.
There are so many (she grabs every issue before her mom can get ahold of it) and every single one of them is perfect. pic.twitter.com/vsnG2unIbN
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) April 4, 2018
Vintage Alice from 2017. I think you'll like her earlier work. (She asked for a collection of EVERY cartoon with the real captions removed) pic.twitter.com/sKr0CNFTZd
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) April 5, 2018
As the story has started to make its rounds online, Alice’s Mom has recently set up a twitter account where you can follow Alice’s New Yorker captions at @AliceCaptions
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