Thurber Prize for American Humor

Given by Thurber House

Altres noms: Thurber Prize for American Humor Finalist (Anglès), Thurber Prize for American Humor Semi Finalist (Anglès)
49 obres 76,995 Llibres 2,141 Ressenyes ½ 3.9

Awarded annually, the Thurber Prize for American Humor is one of the highest recognitions of humor writing in the United States. A panel of national judges selects three finalists from eight or nine

mostra'n més semi-finalists. Previously held in New York City, the Thurber Prize returned to its hometown roots—Columbus, Ohio—beginning in 2018.
mostra'n menys
Stages:
Tots, Winner (21), Finalist (27), Semi-Finalist (1)
Categories:
Tots, Special Honor (1), No Category (48)
Years:
Tots, 2020 (1), 2019 (1), 2018 (1), 2017 (1), 2016 (1), 2015 (1), 2014 (2), 2013 (3), 2012 (3), 2011 (3), 2010 (3), 2009 (4), 2008 (3), 2007 (3), 2006 (3), 2005 (3), 2004 (3), 2001 (6), 1999 (1), 1997 (3)

Winner 21

ObraCategoriaAny
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays de Damon Young2020
Hits and Misses: Stories de Simon Rich2019
Priestdaddy: A Memoir de Patricia Lockwood2018
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood de Trevor Noah2017
The World's Largest Man: A Memoir de Harrison Scott Key2016
Dear Committee Members de Julie Schumacher2015
Truth in Advertising: A Novel de John Kenney2014
Dan Gets a Minivan: Life at the Intersection of Dude and Dad de Dan Zevin2013
Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin: Forty Years of Funny Stuff de Calvin Trillin2012
Half Empty de David Rakoff2011
How I Became a Famous Novelist de Steve Hely2010
Lamentations of the Father: Essays de Ian Frazier2009
I Love You, Beth Cooper de Larry Doyle2008
My Lucky Star de Joe Keenan2007
The Other Shulman: A Novel de Alan Zweibel2006
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction de Jon Stewart2005
No Way to Treat a First Lady de Christopher Buckley2004
Big Kiss: One Actor's Desperate Attempt to Claw His Way to the Top de Henry AlfordSpecial Honor2001
Me Talk Pretty One Day de David Sedaris2001
Our Dumb Century: The Onion Presents 100 Years of Headlines from America's Finest News Source de The Onion1999
Coyote V. Acme de Ian Frazier1997

Semi-Finalist 1

ObraAny
Happy Utopia Day, Joe McCarthy de J.T. Lundy2014

Finalist 27

ObraAny
Hope: A Tragedy: A Novel de Shalom Auslander2013
Lunatics de Dave Barry2013
Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America de Leslie Knope2012
Starting from Happy: A Novel de Patricia Marx2012
Sleepwalk with Me: and Other Painfully True Stories de Mike Birbiglia2011
Sports from Hell: My Search for the World's Dumbest Competition de Rick Reilly2011
Why Is My Mother Getting a Tattoo?: And Other Questions I Wish I Never Had to Ask de Jancee Dunn2010
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home de Rhoda Janzen2010
I Was Told There'd Be Cake de Sloane Crosley2009
Wrack and Ruin de Don Lee2009
The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal de Laurie Notaro2009
Him Her Him Again The End of Him de Patricia Marx2008
Ant Farm: And Other Desperate Situations de Simon Rich2008
Walking in Circles Before Lying Down: A Novel de Merrill Markoe2007
I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! de Bob Newhart2007
Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad de Kinky Friedman2006
Time Won't Let Me: A Novel de Bill Scheft2006
The Borowitz Report: The Big Book of Shockers de Andy Borowitz2005
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America de Firoozeh Dumas2005
Me and Orson Welles: A Novel de Robert Kaplow2004
The Day I Turned Uncool: Confessions of a Reluctant Grown-up de Dan Zevin2004
Trillionaire Next Door: The Greedy Investor's Guide to Day Trading de Andy Borowitz2001
In a Sunburned Country de Bill Bryson2001
Men My Mother Dated and Other Mostly True Tales de Brett Leveridge2001
It Takes a Village Idiot : A Memoir of Life After the City de Jim Mullen2001
Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot de Al Franken1997
Naked de David Sedaris1997

Descripcions

Awarded annually, the Thurber Prize for American Humor is one of the highest recognitions of humor writing in the United States. A panel of national judges selects three finalists from eight or nine semi-finalists. Previously held in New York City, the Thurber Prize returned to its hometown roots—Columbus, Ohio—beginning in 2018.

(English, Sense classificar)
URL: https://library.cscc.edu/cobaa/awards
The Thurber Prize for American Humor, named after American humorist James Thurber, recognizes outstanding contributions in humor writing by American authors. (English, Escrit per membres)
The Thurber Prize for American Humor, named after James Thurber, recognizes outstanding contributions in humor writing by American authors. (English, Escrit per membres)

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