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Robert Benchley Society Annual Gathering and Annual Award for Humor

2009

Annual Gathering

  • Seventh Annual Gathering
  • TBA

Robert Benchley Award for Humor

  • Winners (in order from first place through fourth place
    1. Ed Tasca of Toronto, Ontario for Let’s Click Up the Old Gang Sometime
        “Original and lively writing on a new topic, social networks.” --Kevin Fitzpatrick
    2. Brenda Pontiff of Los Angeles, Calif. for A Teensy Weensy Renaissance
        “Clever, has good writing and funny.” --Kevin Fitzpatrick
    3. Con Chapman of Weston, Mass. for Foundations of Western Logic
        “Clever and well-written.” --Kevin Fitzpatrick
    4. B. Elwin Sherman of Bethlehem, N.H. for A Woman At Home
        “Original and has a new take on an old subject.” --Kevin Fitzpatrick
  • Semi-Finalists (in alphabetical order)
  • Entries
  • Judges
    • Final judge Kevin C. Fitzpatrick Kevin has been a past judge of the competition. He is the president of the RBS Fascinating Crimes chapter in New York. In 1999 he founded the Dorothy Parker Society and serves as president. He is the author of "A Journey into Dorothy Parker's New York" and with Nat Benchley, is the co-editor of the new book "The Lost Algonquin Round Table" (Donald Books-iUniverse). Link for the book: http://www.donaldbooks.com/catalogue.html
    • Preliminary judges author of Robert Benchley An Annotated Bibliography, Gordon E. Ernst; writer and RBS Director, Eileen Forster Keck; puzzle designer RBS Vice Chairman, Chris Morgan; 2007 RBS Humor Award winner, Daniel Montville; radio personality and chairman of A Moderate State of Preservation Chapter (Ann Arbor, Mich.) of RBS, Tom Saunders; RBS Director Pamela Siska and Robert Benchley Society Chairman David Trumbull
  • Dates
    • Deadline for entries: April 1st
    • Announcement of ten semi-finalist: July 1st
    • Announcemnt of winners: July 31st

2008

Annual Gathering

Robert Benchley Award for Humor

2007

Annual Gathering

  • Fifth Annual Gathering
  • October 5-6, 2007
  • New York, New York
  • Held jointly with Dorothy Parker Society Parkerfest

Robert Benchley Award for Humor

2006

Annual Gathering

  • Fourth Annual Gathering
  • November 10-12, 2006
  • Los Angeles, California

    Robert Benchley Award for Humor

    2005

    Annual Gathering

    Robert Benchley Award for Humor

    2004

    Annual Gathering

    • Second Annual Gathering
    • September 1-3, 2004
    • New York, New York
    • Held jointly with Dorothy Parker Society Parkerfest

    2003

    Annual Gathering

    • First Annual Gathering
    • August 22-24, 2003
    • New York, New York
    • Held jointly with Dorothy Parker Society Parkerfest
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