The Mark Twain House & Museum has extended the deadline for its 2018 Royal Nonesuch Humor Writing Contest to July 15, 2018.
The contest is meant to celebrate Mark Twain's legacy as of one of America's leading humorists and to encourage writers of all ages and from all over the world to put pen to paper. So send us your side-splitting submissions soon and become eligible to win one of our cash prizes!
The finalist judges for this year's contest are Michael Ian Black, Susan Harlan, Hank Herman, and Julie Schumacher, all of whom know funny when they see it.
We accept entries in two categories:
- Adult (age 18 or older at the time of submission) at $23 per entry
- Young Writer (age 17 or younger at time of submission) at $10 per entry.
Multiple submissions are welcome, but EACH SUBMISSION MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SEPARATE ENTRY FEE.
Entry fees support the preservation of the Hartford, Connecticut home where Mark Twain lived from 1874 to 1891, during which time he wrote his greatest works.
Submissions will be accepted through July 15, 2018.
Winners will be announced on September 10, 2018.
For more information visit our website (where you can also read winning entries from years past), Facebook, or Submittable page.
The Mark Twain House & Museum is the restored Hartford, Connecticut home where American author Samuel Clemens -- Mark Twain -- and his family lived from 1874 to 1891. Twain wrote his most important works, including Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, during the years he lived there. In addition to providing tours of Twain's restored home, a National Historic Landmark, the institution offers activities and education programs that illuminate Twain's literary legacy and provide information about his life and times.
Programs at The Mark Twain House & Museum are made possible in part by support from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts and the Greater Hartford Arts Council's United Arts Campaign.
The house and museum at 351 Farmington Avenue are open daily 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
For more information call 860-247-0998 or visit marktwainhouse.org.