BIG surprise... Thurber House is thrilled to announce one of this year’s Thurber Prize winners. (Yes, really really!)
The 2025 Thurber Prize for American Humor in Cartoon Art goes to...
Paul Noth
We are delighted to celebrate Paul Noth’s excellence in humor cartooning as the recipient of The 2025 Thurber Prize for American Humor. Paul Noth will receive this year’s award for outstanding humor cartoon art at the event on April 25 at 54 Below in NYC, alongside the winner of the writing award, who will be announced LIVE at the show.
Paul Noth’s cartoons have appeared regularly in The New Yorker since 2004. He has co-created animated shorts for Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Conan O’Brien and developed shows for Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and Nickelodeon.
He is the author and illustrator of the middle grade books How to Sell Your Family to the Aliens, How to Properly Dispose of Planet Earth, and How to Win the Science Fair When You’re Dead, all published by Bloomsbury. His work has been described as “unfinished.”
“I feel greatly honored and astonished to receive The Thurber Prize for American Humor in Cartoon Art. There’s no award I would rather win than the one bearing the name of James Thurber. My deepest thanks to the Thurber House and everyone who has helped my work get published, particularly David Remnick, Emma Allen, Bob Mankoff, Matt Diffee, and, most of all, Parnell Noth.”
— Paul Noth
The 2025 Writing Finalists
(in alphabetical order by book)
We’ve spilled the beans on the cartoon victor, but the writing winner is still top secret. Join us at the show for the grand reveal—and get ready for a night full of surprises and celebration!
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