Emily Flake Awarded The 2026 Thurber Prize for Cartoon Art
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Cartoonist Emily Flake has been awarded 2026’s third annual Thurber Prize for American Humor in Cartoon Art by The Thurber House. The Cartoon Art Prize is in association with their Humor Writing Prize.
The Thurber Prize for American Humor in Cartoon Art was initiated in 2024 and is one of the highest recognitions of the art of humor cartooning in the United States. It is a sister award to the Thurber Prize for American Humor in Writing, awarded since 1997.
Emily Flake’s work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, McSweeney’s, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, and many others. Her weekly comic strip has been published in numerous alternative newsweeklies since 2002.
The Thurber Prize in Cartoon Art was created in partnership with veteran New Yorker cartoonists Liza Donnelly and Michael Maslin. Each year, a national committee puts forward a slate of nominees, and a committee of judges selects one winner for this career achievement award.
Emily joins previous winners Roz Chast and Paul Noth.
Emily Flake’s page at the Condé Nast store.
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