Royal Nonesuch National Humor Writing Contest

Royal Nonesuch National Humor Writing Contest The Mark Twain House & Museum's writing contest for writers of all ages and experiences. Established in 2014 http://twainhouse.submittable.com/submit

"Against the assault of Laughter
nothing can stand." -- Mark Twain


Welcome to The Mark Twain House & Museum’s "Royal Nonesuch" Humor Writing Contest for writers of all ages from all corners of the globe! Recognizing that Samuel Clemens (aka: Mark Twain) began writing at an early age and to encourage other young authors, we welcome submissions for two categories:

Adult (age 18 and over at time

of submission) at $22 per submission, and
Young Author (age 17 and under at time of submission) at $12 per submission. (Your submission fees help support The Mark Twain House & Museum. Thank you!)

Submit your original humorous essays and stories for a chance at a cash prize, the opportunity to meet bestselling authors at our annual "Mark My Words" event, and best of all - bragging rights! "If Mark Twain were alive, he'd be happy about this contest, because he'd win it." - Andy Borowitz

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"Against the assault of Laughter nothing can stand." -- Mark Twain Welcome to The Mark Twain House & Museum’s "Royal Nonesuch" Humor Writing Contest for writers of all ages from all corners of the globe! Recognizing that Samuel Clemens (aka: Mark Twain) began writing at an early age and to encourage other young authors, we welcome submissions for two categories: Adult (age 18 and over at time of submission) at $23 per submission, and Young Author (age 17 and under at time of submission) at $10 per submission. (Your submission fees help support The Mark Twain House & Museum. Thank you!) Submit your original humorous essays and stories for a chance at a cash prize, the opportunity to meet bestselling authors at our annual "Mark My Words" event, and best of all - bragging rights! "If Mark Twain were alive, he'd be happy about this contest, because he'd win it." - Andy Borowitz Submit online! http://twainhouse.submittable.com/submit