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The
Thurber Prize for American Humor
The Thurber Prize, the nation's highest recognition of the art
of humor writing, is awarded annually to the most outstanding
book of humor writing published in the United States. The award
comes with a $5,000 prize for the author. Past winners are: Christopher
Buckley (No Way to Treat a First Lady), David Sedaris (Me
Talk Pretty One Day), the staff of The Onion (Our Dumb
Century), and Ian Frazier (Coyote vs. ACME).
The
Columbus Literary Awards
The Columbus Literary Awards are biennial awards bestowed upon
the best and the brightest Central Ohio writers. Three awards
of $5,000 each—one for fiction, one for nonfiction, and one
for poetry—are given. The 2007 guidelines and application form are now available.
Thurber Treat
The Thurber Treat is the traditional kickoff to Thurber House's
annual Literary Picnics, our summer season of readings and outdoor
picnics. Each year, we offer a different writing challenge inspired
by one of James Thurber's essays or collections. We then choose
the funniest stories of the bunch and invite the authors to be
our guests to the kickoff picnic and to read their winning work.
Children's Writer-in-Residence
Thurber House offers a Children's Writer-in-Residence program for writers
of children's books. Our residents stay in Thurber House's furnished
third-floor apartment and receive a stipend and teaching opportunities.
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