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The Thurber Prize for American, a national book award for humor
writing, is a serious attempt to rectify the underappreciation of the importance
of humor. The Prize is conferred upon the author and publisher of the outstanding
book of humor writing published in the United States. Initiated in 1996,
thirty-five years after the death of James Thurber, the Prize is designed
to be the nation's highest recognition of the art of humor writing. The
award includes a $5,000 prize for the author, a stauette for both author
and publisher modeled on a Thurber drawing, and a nationwide media campaign.
The award is made every two years. Quite appropriately the deadline for
submitting books for award consideration is April Fool's Day in odd-numbered
years. The winning authors and their books are shown in the following table.
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