The Thurber Prize Book Club
April 29th, 2024 | 7PM - 9PM (Virtual on Zoom)
Want something low commitment and fun? Be part of the FREE Thurber Prize for American Humor Book Club! We’ll discuss the top finalist books for this year’s Thurber Prize. Which book deserves to win? Read them all and tell us!
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Last Year's Highlights
Check out our sizzle reel from The 22nd Thurber Prize—special thanks to John Ondo of Ondo Media for his talents in putting this fabulous video together!
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Honoring the legacy of an industry great.
The Thurber Prize for American Humor is the namesake of the late James Thurber, a prolific humor writer, cartoonist, and playwright of the 20th century.
You can learn more about James and his work by visiting www.thurberhouse.org.
Celebrating the very best in humor.
Authors from around the country submit their work each year in hope of being selected to receive the highest honor in humor writing today—The Thurber Prize for American Humor.
The award is given to one individual's hilarious book, as selected by our national panel of judges.
Celebrate humor, art, and literary brilliance in Columbus, OH as we honor James Thurber's legacy and mark Thurber House's 40th anniversary.
Produced by Thurber House and created by local creatives and funny people, this is "The Mark Twain meets Tony Awards.”
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The Thurber Prize is produced by Thurber House, a literary hub in Columbus, Ohio. Within the walls of Thurber, writers find support, students find guidance, and community members find inspiration.
Thurber House hosts writing workshops and events for both adults and children, and operates the Thurber House museum dedicated to all things James Thurber.
Learn more about Thurber House at www.thurberhouse.org.
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