Welcome to Thurber House, a non-profit literary center for readers and writers located in the historic former home of author, humorist, and New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber. The mission of Thurber House is to celebrate the written word for the education and entertainment of the broadest possible audience and to continue Thurber's legacy of humor. Our programs include the Thurber Prize for Humor, the only such recognition of humor writing in the country; a month-long residency for writers of children's literature; author readings; writing classes for children in grades K-12; a gallery of Thurber art and a museum of Thurber memorabilia. Thurber House is a unique national treasure.

Thurber House opened its doors to the public in 1984 after extensive renovation to our historic house location in Columbus, Ohio, where Thurber lived with his family while he was a student at The Ohio State University. Since then, we have become a gathering place for readers, writers, and Thurber enthusiasts of all ages. Through our Evenings with Authors, a series of readings and receptions with nationally-known authors, we have presented such well-known writers as Jodi Picoult, Laura Lippman, Pete Dexter, Chuck Klosterman, and many more. The annual Thurber Prize for American Humor has become the nation's highest designation of the art of humor writing. And our children's programs, including our popular Thurber Summer Writing Camp, have nurtured thousands of young writers.

In this section, you can learn more about who we are and what we do. For those of you who live in the Columbus area, check out the "Internships" and "Volunteer Opportunities" links to find out how to become involved.